Buying a house in Trois-Rivières in 2026: the budget, the sectors, pyrrhotite, the steps and the pitfalls

Buying · Trois-Rivières · QPAREB Q2 2026 figures

Up 98% in five years, 19 days to sell and the pyrrhotite question: here is how to buy a house in Trois-Rivières in 2026 without a bad surprise.

Buying a house in Trois-Rivières in 2026 means buying in the large city whose prices rose the most in five years in Quebec, +98%, and which remains fast: a $410,000 median in the city (+5% year over year), 19 days on the market, 207 houses active for 257 sales in the quarter. The budget starts around $350,000 for a 1960s to 1980s bungalow in Cap-de-la-Madeleine or Trois-Rivières-Ouest (about $1,692 a month with the minimum down payment, household income of about $78,000), passes $410,000 for a cottage in the central sector ($1,982, $90,000) and reaches $450,000 to $520,000 in the other sectors of the city (Sainte-Marthe, Pointe-du-Lac, Saint-Louis-de-France), +20% in a year ($2,417, $109,000). Here, one question is added to the eight steps: pyrrhotite, which affects foundations poured between 1996 and 2008 in the region. Here are the budget, the sectors, the steps and the pitfalls.

The Trois-Rivières market in 2026, from the buyer's side

The City of Trois-Rivières sold its median house for $410,000 in the second quarter of 2026, +5% year over year and +98% in five years, in 19 days, with 207 houses active for 257 sales in the quarter: under three months of inventory, a seller's market in the common ranges. By sector: $424,000 in the Trois-Rivières sector (20 days), $407,500 in Trois-Rivières-Ouest (27 days), $444,500 in the other sectors (Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap, Pointe-du-Lac, Saint-Louis-de-France, +20%), and Cap-de-la-Madeleine sells in 12 days, the fastest in the city, on too few sales for a published median. The periphery (Bécancour, Saint-Maurice, Yamachiche) sells at $390,000 in 31 days. The quarterly picture is on the Trois-Rivières real estate market in 2026.

Sector (QPAREB, Q2 2026)House, median1 year5 yearsDaysHouses active
Trois-Rivières (central sector)$424,000+5%+101%20 days69
Trois-Rivières-Ouest$407,500+3%+90%27 days38
Cap-de-la-Madeleinen/an/an/a12 days39
Sainte-Marthe, Pointe-du-Lac, Saint-Louis-de-France$444,500+20%+112%18 days61
Periphery (Bécancour, Saint-Maurice, Yamachiche)$390,000+11%+97%31 days63
City of Trois-Rivières, overall$410,000+5%+98%19 days207

City of Trois-Rivières: months of inventory by price range (12 months to Q2 2026)

RangeMonths of inventoryMarket
< 200K3.6 monthsSeller
200K - 300K2.2 monthsSeller
300K - 500K1.8 monthsSeller
500K - 600K2.9 monthsSeller
>= 600K4.7 monthsSeller

Under 4 months of inventory, the seller leads and a fairly priced house goes in three weeks; above 8 months, the buyer leads and the delay is counted in months.

What it costs per month in Trois-Rivières

Purchase priceMinimum down paymentMonthly payment at 4.24 %, 30 years (CMHC premium included)Gross household income required (approx.)
$350,000$17,500$1,692$78,000
$410,000$20,500$1,982$90,000
$450,000$22,500$2,175$98,000
$520,000$27,000$2,508$113,000
$600,000$35,000$2,875$129,000

Assumptions: 4.24 % five-year fixed rate, stress test at 6.24 %, 5 % down 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, $1,800 a year in heating, 39 % gross debt service ratio. Your file may give a different result.

Which sector to buy in in Trois-Rivières

The central sector (downtown, Old Trois-Rivières, Sainte-Cécile, the streets near the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières) sells renovated older houses and 1950s to 1970s cottages at $424,000 in 20 days. Trois-Rivières-Ouest (Chavigny, Jean-XXIII, Les Rivières) sells 1970s to 2000s bungalows and cottages at $407,500: the entry budget with the most choice by range. Cap-de-la-Madeleine, on the east bank of the Saint-Maurice River, sells post-war bungalows often under $350,000 in 12 days: the sector of the first-time buyer in a hurry. Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap, Pointe-du-Lac and Saint-Louis-de-France sell recent houses and large lots at $444,500 (+20%). The periphery (Bécancour across the Laviolette bridge, Saint-Maurice, Yamachiche) sells at $390,000 with a well and a septic system. Our page on Trois-Rivières-Ouest details the sector.

The eight steps of a purchase, in order

  1. The real budget: down payment, CMHC premium, notary fees ($1,500 to $2,500), inspection ($500 to $800), welcome tax (about 1 % to 2 % of the price, refundable up to $5,875 for a first-time buyer), tax adjustments and moving. Since Finances Québec's Information Bulletin 2026-2 (April 2026), this credit is reduced by 2.35 % of the portion of the price above $750,000 and disappears at $1,000,000: $4,700 at $800,000, $2,350 at $900,000.
  2. The written pre-approval, with the rate guaranteed 90 to 120 days; without it, no serious offer in a sector that sells in under a month.
  3. Choosing the sector on closed sales, not on asking prices: two or three sectors compared on price, days on market and commute.
  4. The viewings, grouped on the first weekend of the listing when the market is the seller's.
  5. The offer to purchase, conditional on inspection and financing; short and clean in a seller's market, negotiated in a buyer's market; the price is documented with the street's last three comparable sales.
  6. The pre-purchase inspection and the reading of the seller's declaration, the certificate of location and, outside the urban perimeter, the well and septic reports.
  7. Financing confirmed and conditions lifted, 10 to 15 days after acceptance.
  8. The notary, 30 to 60 days after acceptance: that is when the property changes hands.

The pitfalls specific to Trois-Rivières

Pyrrhotite: in the Trois-Rivières region, foundations poured between 1996 and 2008 with concrete containing this mineral swell and crack; ask for the year of the foundation, the petrographic analysis or the existing report, and make the offer conditional on a test if the house dates from those years; the seller's declaration must disclose it. The flood zones of the Saint-Maurice River and Lac Saint-Pierre: check the municipal map and insurability. The city's assessment roll is not market value, especially after a 98% rise in five years. In the periphery, the well and the septic system are documented before conditions are lifted. And Trois-Rivières's welcome tax, 3% above $500,000: on a $410,000 house, count $4,260.50, fully refundable to a first-time buyer.

Before making an offer in Trois-Rivières, our figures drawn from actual sales:

All four pages are built on listings sold over the last twelve months, not on regional averages. They exist to put a number on an offer rather than guess at one.

Before you sign: Certificate of location in Trois-Rivières: cost, timing and when to redo it

For the investor: Plex prices in Trois-Rivières: $173,417 per door, GRM 14.6x

Bungalow or two-storey home in Trois-Rivières:

Single-storey homes make up 74% of sales in Trois-Rivières over ten years; our page gives both price series, the second-floor premium and who the bungalow is for.

What one more bedroom costs in Trois-Rivières:

Three price series (3, 4, 5 or more bedrooms) over ten years, the fourth- and fifth-bedroom premiums, and the size that rose the most in Trois-Rivières.

What one more bedroom costs in a condo in Trois-Rivières:

The median price of 1-, 2- and 3-plus-bedroom condos over ten years, the second- and third-bedroom premiums, and the size that rose the most in Trois-Rivières.

Days on market in Trois-Rivières, ten years of perspective:

Median days for a house and a condo by year since 2016, the decade's four markets and what today's delay changes when selling in Trois-Rivières.

The number of sales in Trois-Rivières, ten years of perspective:

Houses, condos and plexes sold per year since 2016, the record year, the high-rate trough and what today's volume changes when selling in Trois-Rivières.

Plex prices in Trois-Rivières, ten years of perspective:

The median price of a plex per year since 2016, next to houses and condos, the frenzy, the rate brake and what the plex-to-house ratio tells a buyer in Trois-Rivières.

How many homes are for sale in Trois-Rivières, ten years of perspective:

Month-end inventory and new listings per year since 2016, the frenzy trough, absorption, months of inventory and why prices doubled in Trois-Rivières.

Sale price relative to asking price in Trois-Rivières, ten years of perspective:

At what percentage of asking houses have sold since 2016, the 2021 bidding wars, the return of negotiation and what the gap is worth in dollars in Trois-Rivières.

Houses that do not sell in Trois-Rivières, ten years of perspective:

Listings expired without a sale per year since 2016, the failure rate against sales, average days next to median days and what today's rate tells a seller in Trois-Rivières.

The average house price in Trois-Rivières, ten years of perspective:

The average sale price per year since 2016, next to the median and the asking price, why the average is higher and which of the three prices to use to set yours in Trois-Rivières.

How many dollars of houses sell in Trois-Rivières, ten years of perspective:

The total sale prices per year since 2016, next to the number of sales and the average price: whether the rise comes from price or from the number of buyers in Trois-Rivières.

House appreciation in Trois-Rivières by year of purchase:

What a house bought in 2016, 2019, 2021 or 2024 is worth today at the median price, in dollars, in percent and per year, house and condo, and what is left for those who bought at the peak in Trois-Rivières.

From condo to house in Trois-Rivières, the gap to close:

The median price of the house and the condo year by year since 2016, the gap between them, and whether the gain on a condo bought in 2016, 2019, 2021 or 2023 covers the jump in Trois-Rivières.

The Trois-Rivières market in one table:

Price, growth, sales, volume, days on market, inventory, over-asking, unsold, condo and appreciation, each with the city's rank among 50 and ten years of detail in Trois-Rivières.

How much down payment to buy in Trois-Rivières:

The legal minimum on the median house, the 20% that avoids the CMHC premium, the premium at the minimum, what a FHSA and an HBP cover, the condo, and ten years of perspective in Trois-Rivières.

How many condos are for sale in Trois-Rivières, ten years of perspective:

Condominium inventory at each month-end and new listings per year since 2016, absorption, months of inventory, and the comparison with single-family houses in Trois-Rivières.

When to sell in Trois-Rivières, ten years of sales month by month:

The month with the most home sales, the quietest month, spring versus winter, the best-paying month and when to list to sell at the right time in Trois-Rivières.

Condos that do not sell in Trois-Rivières, ten years of perspective:

Condo listings expired without a sale per year since 2016, the failure rate against sales, the same rate for houses, and what it tells a condo seller in Trois-Rivières.

How many plexes are for sale in Trois-Rivières, ten years of perspective:

Plexes for sale at each month-end and new listings since 2016, absorption, months of inventory, and the comparison with houses and condos in Trois-Rivières.

When to sell a condo in Trois-Rivières, ten years of sales month by month:

The month with the most condo sales, the quietest month, spring versus winter, the best-paying month, houses alongside and when to list in Trois-Rivières.

Plexes that do not sell in Trois-Rivières, ten years of perspective:

Plex listings expired without a sale per year since 2016, the failure rate against sales, the same rate for houses and condos, and what it tells a building seller in Trois-Rivières.

How much buyers negotiate a condo in Trois-Rivières, ten years of perspective:

Sale price as a percentage of asking for condos, year by year since 2016, the ratio on the original price, houses alongside and the dollar gap on the median condo in Trois-Rivières.

How much buyers negotiate a plex in Trois-Rivières, ten years of perspective:

Sale price as a percentage of asking for plexes, year by year since 2016, the ratio on the original price, houses and condos alongside and the dollar gap on the median building in Trois-Rivières.

What the median house costs a month in Trois-Rivières, ten years of perspective:

The monthly payment on the house in the middle every year since 2016 with the Centris price and the 5-year rate actually charged, the share of price and the share of rate, the renewal shock and the income it takes in Trois-Rivières.

What the house really gained in Trois-Rivières, once inflation is removed:

Each year's median price converted to 2026 dollars with the Quebec CPI, the real increase, the years of real decline, the peak in purchasing power and the condo alongside in Trois-Rivières.

What the median condo costs a month in Trois-Rivières, ten years of perspective:

The monthly payment on the condo in the middle every year since 2016 with the Centris price and the 5-year rate actually charged, the share of price and the share of rate, the renewal shock and the income it takes in Trois-Rivières.

How long to sell a plex in Trois-Rivières, ten years of perspective:

Median and average days on market of plexes year by year since 2016, the house and the condo alongside, market periods and the weight of buildings that sit in Trois-Rivières.

How much is a duplex, a triplex, a quadruplex in Trois-Rivières, ten years of perspective:

The median price by building type year by year since 2016, the number of sales, the price per unit, what the extra unit costs and the house alongside in Trois-Rivières.

How much is a lot in Trois-Rivières, ten years of perspective:

The median price of lots and land sold on Centris year by year since 2016, the number of sales, the 2021 peak and the weight of the lot in the price of a house in Trois-Rivières.

Trois-Rivières or the city next door: where to buy in 2026, matchup by matchup:

Each matchup puts Trois-Rivières and a neighbouring city side by side over ten years of Centris sales: house and condo prices, gap, days on market, inventory, bidding, unsold listings and monthly payment.

How much is a semi-detached or row house in Trois-Rivières, ten years of perspective:

The median price by house type year by year since 2016, the number of sales, the shared-wall discount and how it moved in Trois-Rivières.

How many houses still sell under $500,000 in Trois-Rivières, ten years of perspective:

Sales under $500,000 and under $400,000 year by year since 2016, their share, the tipping year and what is still available under the threshold in Trois-Rivières.

How many houses sell for over $1 million in Trois-Rivières, ten years of perspective:

Sales at $1,000,000 and up year by year since 2016, their share, the first year with ten sales and what is paid above the million in Trois-Rivières.

At what price houses sell in Trois-Rivières, range by range:

The distribution of sales by price bracket in 2020, 2023 and 2026, the best-selling range, the share under $500,000 and above $750,000 in Trois-Rivières.

How long to sell by price in Trois-Rivières:

Median days on market by price bracket over the past twelve months, the fastest bracket, the slowest and what it changes for selling or buying in Trois-Rivières.

How much the lot is worth in a house price in Trois-Rivières, ten years of perspective:

The median price of houses on small lots and on large lots year by year since 2016, the large-lot premium and how it moved in Trois-Rivières.

How many dollars of condos sell in Trois-Rivières, ten years of perspective:

Condo sales volume year by year since 2016, the number of sales and the average price behind it, and the condo's share of the market in Trois-Rivières.

The average condo price in Trois-Rivières, and why it exceeds the median:

The average sale price of condos year by year since 2016, beside the median price and the asking price, and the gap between the two in Trois-Rivières.

How long to sell a condo by price in Trois-Rivières:

Median condo days on market by price bracket over the past twelve months, the fastest bracket, the slowest and what it changes for selling or buying a condo in Trois-Rivières.

How long to sell a plex by price in Trois-Rivières:

Median plex days on market by price bracket over the past twelve months, the fastest bracket, the slowest and what it changes for selling or buying a plex in Trois-Rivières.

At what price plexes sell in Trois-Rivières, range by range:

The distribution of plex sales by price bracket in 2020 and 2026, the best-selling range, the share under $450,000 and under $600,000 in Trois-Rivières.

The average plex price in Trois-Rivières, and why it exceeds the median:

The average sale price of plex year by year since 2016, beside the median price and the asking price, and the gap between the two in Trois-Rivières.

How many dollars of plex sell in Trois-Rivières, ten years of perspective:

Plex sales volume year by year since 2016, the number of sales and the average price behind it, and the plex's share of the market in Trois-Rivières.

Where the real estate money goes in Trois-Rivières:

Sales dollars split between houses, condos and plexes every year since 2016, the category that weighs the most and the one that grew the most in Trois-Rivières.

What sells at what price in Trois-Rivières:

The 2026 sales crossed by price range and category: what sells under $300,000, who holds the million, where houses, condos and plexes compete in Trois-Rivières.

Which sells fastest in Trois-Rivières, house, condo or plex:

Days on market of houses, condos and plexes compared price range by price range over twelve months in Trois-Rivières.

At what price condos sell in Trois-Rivières, range by range:

The distribution of condo sales by price bracket in 2020 and 2026, the best-selling range, the share under $300,000 and under $400,000 in Trois-Rivières.

The plex in Trois-Rivières, the 2026 file:

Prices, door, days on market, volume, down payment and what the median does not say, on Centris sales.

Is a plex profitable in Trois-Rivières in 2026:

The full math on the duplex, triplex and fourplex at the 2026 median price and the median rent in Trois-Rivières, labelled assumptions.

Duplex or triplex in Trois-Rivières, the 2026 comparison:

Prices, price per unit, minimum down payment to live in it and days on market, on Centris sales by type.

House or plex in Trois-Rivières, ten years face to face:

Prices, change, days on market, negotiation, plex-to-house ratio and price per door, on Centris sales.

The market in Trois-Rivières this month:

Days on market, sold against asking, inventory and September 2026 verdict in Trois-Rivières, over the past twelve Centris months.

The condo market in Trois-Rivières this month:

Days on market, sold against asking, median price and September 2026 verdict for the condo in Trois-Rivières, compared with the house, over the past twelve Centris months.

The welcome tax on the median house in Trois-Rivières, 2016 against 2026:

The tax computed year by year on the Centris median price with the city's 2026 grid, and what a first-time buyer pays net in Trois-Rivières.

The salary to buy the median house in Trois-Rivières, 2016 against 2026:

The gross income required year by year (payment at the contracted rate, taxes, heating, 32% GDS ratio) on the Centris median price in Trois-Rivières, and the price's and the rate's share of the increase.

Condo or plex to invest in Trois-Rivières:

The median rental condo against the 2026 median duplex and triplex in Trois-Rivières, at the same rent, rate and down payment, labelled assumptions.

Which houses linger by price in Trois-Rivières:

Average against median days on market by price bracket over the past twelve months, the ratio between the two and the bracket where listings linger the most in Trois-Rivières.

How many foreclosures in Trois-Rivières, ten years of perspective:

The number of houses sold as foreclosures year by year since 2016, their share of sales, their median price against all sales and the rebound from the trough in Trois-Rivières.

Split-level, storey-and-a-half, bungalow or two-storey in Trois-Rivières:

Four house types side by side over ten years: median price, gap between types, share of sales and the one that rose the most in Trois-Rivières.

How much buyers negotiate on a house by price in Trois-Rivières:

Sold-to-asking ratio by price bracket over the past twelve months, the bracket negotiated the most, the one where asking or more is paid, and what it changes for selling or buying in Trois-Rivières.

How much buyers negotiate on a condo by price in Trois-Rivières:

Sold-to-asking ratio by price bracket over the past twelve months, the bracket negotiated the most, the one where asking or more is paid, and what it changes for selling or buying in Trois-Rivières.

How much buyers negotiate on a plex by price in Trois-Rivières:

Sold-to-asking ratio by price bracket over the past twelve months, the bracket negotiated the most, the one where asking or more is paid, and what it changes for selling or buying in Trois-Rivières.

Where the money goes by price in Trois-Rivières:

Share of dollars against share of sales by price bracket over the past twelve months, the average ticket and the bracket that weighs the most in Trois-Rivières.

How much sellers cut their price before selling in Trois-Rivières:

Sold price against the first asking price and the last, by price bracket over the past twelve months, and the bracket where sellers adjust the most in Trois-Rivières.

What one more bathroom costs in Trois-Rivières:

Three price series (1, 2, 3 or more bathrooms) over ten years, the second- and third-bathroom premiums, and the class that rose the most in Trois-Rivières.

What the waterfront costs in Trois-Rivières:

Median price of houses bordered by a body of water versus all houses, year by year since 2018, the waterfront premium and the share of sales in Trois-Rivières.

Buying to rent on Airbnb in Trois-Rivières:

What the city allows for the principal residence and for a unit bought for short-term rental, the permit required and the purchase price, with sources.

Property taxes in Trois-Rivières:

The tax bill, increase and rate published by the city for 2026, the assessment roll year and the school tax, with sources.

Coming from Montreal?

Prices, monthly mortgage payment and welcome tax compared with Montreal.

New or old in Trois-Rivières:

Median price of houses sold by construction era, from 1959 and earlier to 2010 and later, year by year since 2016.

Our proof, not our promises

The Loaa & Manseur team, led by Lotfi Manseur and Loaa Al Daow, is 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 of large residential teams according to the official RE/MAX ranking, computed on actual transactions. Its Google profile counts 221 reviews with a 4.9 rating. Its offices are at 55 avenue de l'Équinoxe in Brossard, one bridge from the island, and every broker's licence can be checked in the OACIQ public register. Three things to verify yourself before calling us, and to demand of any other broker.

For the budget, first-time buyer in Trois-Rivières; for the tax, the welcome tax in Trois-Rivières; to sell before buying, selling a house in Trois-Rivières; for the team, real estate broker in Trois-Rivières.

Frequently asked questions

What budget do you need to buy a house in Trois-Rivières?

About $78,000 of gross household income for a $350,000 house with the $17,500 minimum down payment, $90,000 for $410,000 (the city's median) and $113,000 for $520,000, with a 30-year amortization and the stress test at 6.24%.

Should you offer above the asking price in Trois-Rivières?

Often, under $450,000: at 12 days in Cap-de-la-Madeleine and 19 days in the city, a house priced at its street's value gets several offers the first weekend. Above $500,000 and in the periphery (31 days), the buyer has more time. In every case, keep the inspection condition, and the pyrrhotite condition for a 1996 to 2008 foundation, even in a multiple offer.

Is it a good time to buy in Trois-Rivières?

Published forecasts (Desjardins, QPAREB, CMHC) expect stable to moderately rising prices in 2027 and a policy rate around 2.75 %; waiting does not lower the price. The right time is when your budget, your pre-approval and your sector are ready; in a seller's market, the ready buyer beats the buyer who waits.

How much does a broker cost the buyer?

Generally nothing: the buyer's broker's compensation is provided for in the seller's brokerage contract and paid at the sale. The purchase brokerage contract states what happens if the seller provides none; we explain it before signing. See our fees (in French).

Also available in French: version française de ce guide.

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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