Buying · Saint-Laurent · QPAREB Q2 2026 figures
A $988,750 median and 43 days to decide: how to buy a house in Saint-Laurent in 2026 without overpaying.
Buying a house in Saint-Laurent in 2026 means buying in an area where the median house sells at $988,750 (22% over one year, 12% over five years) in 43 days, with 148 houses listed and a condominium at $482,290. The budget starts around $700,000 and runs to $1,450,000 depending on the street and the property type. On the island of Montreal the question of type matters as much as the question of price: a large share of what looks like a house is in fact a plex or a divided co-ownership, and the minimum down payment is not the same. The method does not change: written pre-approval before the first showing, area chosen on closed sales, offer documented by the last three sales on the street, inspection and a full read of the documents before conditions come off.
The QPAREB's Saint-Laurent area sold its median house at $988,750 (22% over one year, 12% over five years), in 43 days, with 148 houses actively listed; a condominium there trades at $482,290. For comparison, the island of Montreal as a whole sits at $834,250 for a single-family house and $483,000 for a condominium. The monthly picture is in our August 2026 review of the island market (French).
| Area (QPAREB, Q2 2026) | House, median | 1 year | 5 years | Days on market | Active listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Laurent | $988,750 | 22% | 12% | 43 days | 148 |
| Island of Montreal, overall | $834,250 | 4% | 21% | 41 days | 2 |
| Price range | Months of inventory | Market |
|---|---|---|
| $240,000 to $360,000 | 6.2 months | Seller's market |
| $360,000 to $600,000 | 8.4 months | Balanced |
| $600,000 to $720,000 | 9.9 months | Balanced |
| $720,000 and up | 11.2 months | Buyer's market |
| Purchase price | Minimum down payment | Monthly payment at 4.24%, 30 years (CMHC premium included) | Gross household income required (approx.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| $700,000 | $45,000 | $3,332 | $149,000 |
| $850,000 | $60,000 | $4,019 | $178,000 |
| $990,000 | $74,000 | $4,660 | $206,000 |
| $1,200,000 | $95,000 | $5,622 | $248,000 |
| $1,450,000 | $120,000 | $6,767 | $298,000 |
Assumptions: five-year fixed rate of 4.24%, stress test at 6.24%, down payment of 5% up to $500,000 and 10% on the portion above, CMHC premium added to the loan, municipal and school taxes at 0.9% of the price, heating at $1,800 a year, gross debt service ratio of 39%. Your own file may produce a different result.
The Norgate and Chameran sectors sell the post-war bungalows and cottages that make up the volume, close to the Côte-Vertu métro. Bois-Franc, built from the 1990s onward around the commuter station, sells the newest housing in the borough and holds the top of the market. The eastern streets toward Ville Mont-Royal are the priciest. The industrial and aerospace belt along the Trans-Canada explains why the borough has jobs but also why some streets carry traffic and noise. The métro at Côte-Vertu and Du Collège is the single biggest price differentiator here.
Distance to the métro, measured in real walking minutes and not in map distance, moves the price more than anything else in this borough. The 1950s and 1960s bungalows: French drain, windows, insulation and electrical panel all reach end of life together. Aircraft noise on the streets closest to the airport corridor, which is worth checking on site at different times of day. Industrial land nearby. And the ongoing development at Bois-Franc: check what is planned on the empty lot next door before you buy the view.
For the neighbourhood, living in Saint-Laurent; to compare, Ahuntsic or Saint-Laurent.
Roughly $149,000 of gross household income for $700,000, $206,000 for $990,000 and $298,000 for $1,450,000, on a 30-year amortization with the stress test at 6.24%.
It depends on the property type and the street. At a median of 43 days, a property priced at its street's level gets its offers quickly, but the gap between two streets in the same borough can exceed $200,000. Always document your offer on closed sales, never on other offers.
Published forecasts (Desjardins, QPAREB, CMHC) point to stable to modestly rising prices in 2027 and a policy rate around 2.75%: waiting does not make the price go down. The right moment is the one where your budget, your pre-approval and your target area are ready. In a seller's market, the buyer who is ready beats the buyer who waits.
Usually nothing. The buyer's broker is paid out of the seller's brokerage contract when the sale closes. A buyer's brokerage contract spells out what happens if the seller does not provide for it, and we explain that before anything is signed. See our guide to real estate commission in Quebec.
The median prices, days on market, active listings and months of inventory quoted here come from the Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers, for the second quarter of 2026, by area. The monthly payments come from our own calculation on the assumptions listed above. Market figures move every quarter: the date is on this page so you can tell whether you are reading something current.
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Published September 7, 2026 by the Loaa & Manseur team, the number 1 team at RE/MAX Platine in 2024 and 2025, 6th RE/MAX team in Quebec, 15th in Canada and in the global top 50 according to the official RE/MAX ranking. Tell us about your project.
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