Condo market · Gatineau · September 2026
The condo market in Gatineau month by month from October 2025 to September 2026: days on market, sold against asking price, 2026 median price, and the comparison with the city's house market. Tight, normal or slow verdict on an explicit rule. Centris data, nothing estimated.
In Gatineau, in September 2026, a condo sold in 24 days in median, at 97% of the asking price, against 18 days for a house, that is 6 days more for the condo. Compared with June, days on market are up by 1 day; compared with October 2025, the start of the window, days on market are up by 3 days. Over the twelve months, the condo was slower than the house 12 months out of 12. Under the days-on-market rule (under 30 days of median days on market = tight market, 30 to 60 days = normal market, over 60 days = slow market), it is a tight market; Gatineau ranks 8th of 40 cities, from the fastest condo to the slowest. The median condo price is $303,750 in 2026 to date (-3.4% on 2025), that is 62% of the median house price. Source: Centris (Matrix), read September 16, 2026, compiled October 13, 2026.
The short answer
In Gatineau, in September 2026, a condo sold in 24 days in median, at 97% of the asking price, against 18 days for a house, that is 6 days more for the condo. Compared with June, days on market are up by 1 day; compared with October 2025, the start of the window, days on market are up by 3 days. Over the twelve months, the condo was slower than the house 12 months out of 12. Under the days-on-market rule (under 30 days of median days on market = tight market, 30 to 60 days = normal market, over 60 days = slow market), it is a tight market; Gatineau ranks 8th of 40 cities, from the fastest condo to the slowest. The median condo price is $303,750 in 2026 to date (-3.4% on 2025), that is 62% of the median house price.
The condo's past twelve months in Gatineau, month by month
| Month | Condo: median days | Condo: sold ÷ asking | House: median days | House: sold ÷ asking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | 21 days | 98% | 12 days | 99% |
| November 2025 | 28 days | 97% | 18 days | 98% |
| December 2025 | 36 days | 98% | 24 days | 98% |
| January 2026 | 50 days | 98% | 37 days | 98% |
| February 2026 | 35 days | 98% | 14 days | 99% |
| March 2026 | 23 days | 98% | 12 days | 99% |
| April 2026 | 28 days | 97% | 8 days | 99% |
| May 2026 | 30 days | 98% | 9 days | 99% |
| June 2026 | 23 days | 98% | 12 days | 98% |
| July 2026 | 26 days | 98% | 17 days | 98% |
| August 2026 | 31 days | 97% | 21 days | 98% |
| September 2026 (to the 16th) | 24 days | 97% | 18 days | 98% |
Condominium and Single-family categories, municipality of Gatineau, Centris (Matrix), read September 16, 2026. September 2026: data from September 1 to 16 (month in progress). Days on market = days between listing and accepted offer, median of the month's sales; ratio = sold price ÷ asking price, median; n/a = not enough sales.
What the twelve months say
- Days on market: the fastest of the twelve months for the condo was October 2025 (21 days), the slowest January 2026 (50 days); median of the published months, 28 days. September (24 days) is below the twelve-month median.
- Asking price: condos sold at 97% of asking in September, -1 point from June, against 98% for houses; over the twelve months, none of the 12 months closed above asking (ratio of 100% or more), the highest in October 2025 (98%).
- Price: the median condo sold in Gatineau is worth $303,750 in 2026 to date (624 sales from January to September) against $314,500 in 2025 (952 sales), -3.4%; the median house, $490,000 (+0.5%). The condo costs 62% of the house price in Gatineau.
- Across the 40 cities tracked, the condo sells in 45 days in median of cities in September (June: 30 days; October 2025: 24 days), against 17 days for the house: a 25-day gap. Condo days on market lengthened since June in 30 cities and doubled in 15; the condo is slower than the house in 35 cities in September and most months in 39. 10 cities are in a tight market, 23 in a normal market, 7 in a slow market. The 2026 median condo price exceeds 2025's in 30 cities (+2.5% in median).
Condo against house in Gatineau
In September 2026 in Gatineau, the condo goes in 24 days and the house in 18 days: 6 days more for the condo. In June, the gap was 11 days against the condo. Over the twelve months, the condo was slower than the house 12 months out of 12. On asking price, the condo is negotiated more than the house in September (97% against 98%). Condo inventory is not part of this reading; house inventory is 1,008 active in September, that is 5.0 months of inventory (approximation), a balanced market: the detail is in the real estate market in Gatineau in September 2026. The condo costs 62% of the house ($303,750 against $490,000): it is the entry product in Gatineau, and its days on market say whether first-time buyers are showing up.
Verdict: a tight market
Rule: under 30 days of median days on market = tight market, 30 to 60 days = normal market, over 60 days = slow market, on September's median days on market for condos. In Gatineau: 24 days, hence a tight market; Gatineau ranks 8th of 40 cities, from the fastest condo to the slowest (median of cities: 45 days). This reading rests on days on market and the ratio, not on months of inventory: Matrix does not give us monthly condo inventory here. September 2026 is a month in progress (data to the 16th): its days on market cover the first half of the month's sales.
What it changes for selling a condo in Gatineau
The condo goes fast in Gatineau: 24 days in median, 97% of asking. Days on market are nonetheless lengthening since June (+1 days): a seller sets the price on the past few weeks' comparable condo sales (same building or same sector, same number of bedrooms, comparable condo fees) and can expect several showings in the first week. The 97% ratio says the asking price is the ceiling: right, it gets paid; too high, the condo waits.
What it changes for buying a condo in Gatineau
To buy a condo in Gatineau, the market leaves no time: financing approved before visiting, a complete offer as soon as the right condo comes out, because it goes in 24 days. The margin for negotiation is thin (97% in median). Before offering, read the syndicate's financial statements and the contingency fund: it is the one thing you cannot negotiate afterwards.
How to read these figures
The condo columns come from the Centris (Matrix) query for the municipality of Gatineau, Condominium category, read September 16, 2026: median days on market (days between listing and accepted offer) and sold ÷ asking ratio of the sales closed in the month; the house columns, from the same query in the Single-family category. September 2026 covers September 1 to 16. A month with no figure is a month without enough condo sales.
Frequently asked questions
Is the condo market in Gatineau tight or slow in September 2026?
In September 2026, in Gatineau, it is a tight market for the condo: 24 days of median days on market, under the rule under 30 days of median days on market = tight market, 30 to 60 days = normal market, over 60 days = slow market. Gatineau ranks 8th of 40 cities, from the fastest condo to the slowest; the median of cities is 45 days. The city's house market, for its part, is a balanced market at 5.0 months of inventory.
How long does it take to sell a condo in Gatineau right now?
24 days in median in September 2026 (to the 16th), against 23 days in June and 21 days in October 2025. Over the past twelve months, days on market ranged from 21 days (October 2025) to 50 days (January 2026). A house, in September, goes in 18 days. Condo days on market by price are in condo days on market by price in Gatineau.
Are condos selling above asking in Gatineau?
Not in median: in September 2026, condos sold at 97% of asking in Gatineau. Over the past twelve months, none of the 12 months showed a ratio of 100% or more. The ten-year history is in condo sold over asking in Gatineau.
How much does a condo cost in Gatineau in 2026?
The median price of a condo sold in Gatineau is $303,750 in 2026 to date (January to September 16, 624 sales), against $314,500 for all of 2025 (952 sales): -3.4%. That is 62% of the median house price ($490,000). The ten-year price is in condo prices in Gatineau 2016-2026.
Source: Centris (Matrix), Statistics module, Condominium and Single-family categories, municipality of Gatineau, read September 16, 2026: median days on market and sold ÷ asking ratio by month (October 2025 to September 2026), median price and number of sales by year (2026 = cumulative to September 16), active house listings; compiled by the Loaa & Manseur team, aggregates only. The verdict is the team's days-on-market rule, not a Centris measure. The the condo market of 40 cities in September 2026 hub compares the 40 cities.
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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.