Days on market · Gatineau · Centris 2016-2026
The number of days it takes to sell a house in Gatineau, year by year since 2016, set against condos: the decade's four markets, the slowest and fastest years, and what today's delay changes for a seller. Centris figures, not estimates.
In Gatineau, a house sells in 13 days at the median in 2026 (January to September), in line with the 52 cities tracked (median 13 days, rank 24). In 2016 it took 51 days: the market changed its nature, not only its prices. A condo sells in 28 days, 15 more than a house. Compared with 2025 (12 days), the house delay is getting longer. Source: Centris (Matrix), compiled September 29, 2026.
The short answer
In Gatineau, a house sells in 13 days at the median in 2026 (January to September), in line with the 52 cities tracked (median 13 days, rank 24). In 2016 it took 51 days: the market changed its nature, not only its prices. A condo sells in 28 days, 15 more than a house. Compared with 2025 (12 days), the house delay is getting longer.
Median days on market by year, house and condo
| Year | House, median days | Sales | Condo, median days | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 51 | 2,596 | 82 | 587 |
| 2017 | 46 | 2,707 | 76 | 657 |
| 2018 | 36 | 2,768 | 58 | 708 |
| 2019 | 27 | 3,046 | 42 | 924 |
| 2020 | 14 | 3,211 | 17 | 1,157 |
| 2021 | 12 | 3,194 | 13 | 1,221 |
| 2022 | 14 | 2,668 | 14 | 864 |
| 2023 | 18 | 2,379 | 22 | 835 |
| 2024 | 19 | 2,682 | 23 | 1,009 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2,758 | 23 | 952 |
| 2026 (Jan. to Sep.) | 13 | 1,832 | 28 | 624 |
Closed sales on Centris from 2016 to September 2026: 29,841 houses and 9,538 condos. When a year has few sales, its median swings a lot: read the plateaus, not a single year.
What ten years of delays say in Gatineau
- Four markets in ten years in Gatineau: 41 days at the median in 2016-2019, 14 during the 2020-2022 frenzy, 18 when high rates returned, 12 today.
- Slowest year: 2016 (51 days); fastest: 2021 (12 days). Between the two, the delay was divided by 4.
- Higher rates barely slowed Gatineau: 12 days in 2021, 18 days in 2023, 13 days today.
- Houses sold faster than condos every year since 2016 in Gatineau. Condos took 82 days in 2016 and 28 days in 2026 (-54 days).
- 2026 (January to September) versus 2025: 12 days then 13 days for houses, 1,832 sales against 2,758 over the whole of 2025.
- 5 years out of eleven at 15 days or less: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2025, 2026. Under 15 days, buyers have no time to compare; that is the case in 32 of 52 cities in 2026.
- Ten-year volume: 29,841 houses and 9,538 condos sold on Centris in Gatineau.
What it changes when selling or buying in Gatineau
At 13 days, Gatineau sits in the middle of the cities tracked: fast enough for the seller to keep the upper hand, slow enough for a buyer to visit twice. The day-one price matters, but a well-presented house finds a buyer without a systematic bidding war. Condos, for their part, take 28 days: condo buyers have more choice, compare fees and buildings, and negotiate more than house buyers.
How to read these numbers
Centris's median days on market counts the days between a listing going live and the accepted offer, on closed sales; the median is the middle value, half the sales faster, the other half slower. 2026 covers January to September. A median is always shorter than an average when a few houses linger for months: the QPAREB publishes an average delay, longer by construction; both describe the same market with two rules. For the current inventory, see buyer's or seller's market in Gatineau.
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to sell a house in Gatineau in 2026?
13 days at the median for a house sold in Gatineau from January to September 2026 (1,832 sales), against 12 days in 2025 and 51 days in 2016.
Do condos sell faster than houses in Gatineau?
No: condos sell in 28 days in 2026 against 13 days for houses. Over ten years, condos were faster than houses in only 0 years.
Is the Gatineau market slower than in 2021?
Yes, a little: 13 days in 2026 against 12 days in 2021, the fastest year of the decade. But it is nowhere near the 51 days of 2016.
Source: Centris (Matrix), Statistics module, queries run on September 29, 2026 for the municipality Gatineau: Single-family and Condominium categories, median days on market and number of sales by year over ten years; compiled by the Loaa & Manseur team, aggregates only, current year partial. The days on market in 52 cities hub compares all 52 cities; home prices in Gatineau give the price series over the same years.
Our other data series in Gatineau, from the same Centris listings:
Each series is recalculated from actual sales, aggregates only.
And the number of sales in Gatineau:
Houses, condos and plexes sold per year, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And plex prices in Gatineau:
Median plex price per year, next to houses and condos, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And the number of homes for sale in Gatineau:
Inventory and new listings per year, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And sale price relative to asking in Gatineau:
Bidding wars or negotiation, year by year, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And the houses that do not sell in Gatineau:
Expired listings and failure rate, year by year, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And the average house price in Gatineau:
Mean, median and asking price, year by year, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And the sales volume in Gatineau:
How many dollars change hands each year, and whether price or the number of sales rose, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And house appreciation in Gatineau:
What a house bought in each year since 2016 is worth today, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And the jump from condo to house in Gatineau:
- From condo to house in Gatineau: a $186,250 gap in 2026, and how much of it your condo's gain covers
The gap between house and condo year by year, and how much of it the condo's gain covers, ten years from the same Centris listings.
All the statistics in Gatineau at a glance:
Twelve 2026 Centris indicators, the city's rank on each, and a link to ten years of detail.
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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.