Days on market · Montreal · Centris 2016-2026
The number of days it takes to sell a house in Montreal, 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 Montreal, a house sells in 20 days at the median in 2026 (January to September): slower than most of the 52 cities tracked (rank 42 of 52, median 13 days), but far faster than ten years ago. In 2016 it took 54 days: the market changed its nature, not only its prices. A condo sells in 35 days, 15 more than a house. Compared with 2025 (23 days), the house delay is getting shorter. Source: Centris (Matrix), compiled September 29, 2026.
The short answer
In Montreal, a house sells in 20 days at the median in 2026 (January to September): slower than most of the 52 cities tracked (rank 42 of 52, median 13 days), but far faster than ten years ago. In 2016 it took 54 days: the market changed its nature, not only its prices. A condo sells in 35 days, 15 more than a house. Compared with 2025 (23 days), the house delay is getting shorter.
Median days on market by year, house and condo
| Year | House, median days | Sales | Condo, median days | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 54 | 3,593 | 61 | 11,104 |
| 2017 | 42 | 3,910 | 54 | 13,347 |
| 2018 | 32 | 3,823 | 38 | 14,205 |
| 2019 | 30 | 3,897 | 29 | 14,652 |
| 2020 | 22 | 3,974 | 25 | 14,317 |
| 2021 | 19 | 3,800 | 31 | 18,815 |
| 2022 | 21 | 3,010 | 27 | 16,959 |
| 2023 | 35 | 2,825 | 31 | 15,655 |
| 2024 | 28 | 3,256 | 32 | 16,617 |
| 2025 | 23 | 3,375 | 34 | 17,951 |
| 2026 (Jan. to Sep.) | 20 | 2,240 | 35 | 13,224 |
Closed sales on Centris from 2016 to September 2026: 37,703 houses and 166,846 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 Montreal
- Four markets in ten years in Montreal: 37 days at the median in 2016-2019, 21 during the 2020-2022 frenzy, 32 when high rates returned, 22 today.
- Slowest year: 2016 (54 days); fastest: 2021 (19 days). Between the two, the delay was divided by 3.
- The return of 5%-plus rates stretched the delay from 19 days in 2021 to 35 days in 2023, before it fell back to 20 days: the pause lasted two years, not ten.
- Condos sold faster than houses in 2019, 2023; in the other years, the house goes first. In 2026 the gap is 15 days in favour of the house.
- 2026 (January to September) versus 2025: 23 days then 20 days for houses, 2,240 sales against 3,375 over the whole of 2025.
- 0 years out of eleven at 15 days or less: none. Under 15 days, buyers have no time to compare; that is the case in 32 of 52 cities in 2026.
- Ten-year volume: 37,703 houses and 166,846 condos sold on Centris in Montreal.
What it changes when selling or buying in Montreal
At 20 days, Montreal gives buyers time to compare: they visit, come back, negotiate. The seller cannot count on a bidding war; they count on the right price, presentation and patience. It is not a slow market in the 2016 sense (54 days), but it is a market where a badly priced house stays listed. Condos, for their part, take 35 days: condo buyers have more choice, compare fees and buildings, and negotiate more than house buyers.
How to read these numbers
One median per year and per category, for all of Montreal: houses on one side, condos on the other. The clock starts when the listing goes live and stops at the accepted offer. The median tells the story of the typical house; it says nothing about the one that took six months or the one gone in two days. The QPAREB publishes an average delay, which is longer: not a contradiction, another calculation rule. For the current inventory, see buyer's or seller's market in Montreal.
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to sell a house in Montreal in 2026?
20 days at the median for a house sold in Montreal from January to September 2026 (2,240 sales), against 23 days in 2025 and 54 days in 2016.
Do condos sell faster than houses in Montreal?
No: condos sell in 35 days in 2026 against 20 days for houses. Over ten years, condos were faster than houses in only 2 years.
Is the Montreal market slower than in 2021?
Yes, a little: 20 days in 2026 against 19 days in 2021, the fastest year of the decade. But it is nowhere near the 54 days of 2016.
Source: Centris (Matrix), Statistics module, queries run on September 29, 2026 for the municipality Montreal: 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 Montreal give the price series over the same years.
Our other data series in Montreal, from the same Centris listings:
Each series is recalculated from actual sales, aggregates only.
And the number of sales in Montreal:
Houses, condos and plexes sold per year, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And plex prices in Montreal:
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 Montreal:
Inventory and new listings per year, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And sale price relative to asking in Montreal:
Bidding wars or negotiation, year by year, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And the houses that do not sell in Montreal:
Expired listings and failure rate, year by year, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And the average house price in Montreal:
Mean, median and asking price, year by year, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And the sales volume in Montreal:
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 Montreal:
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 Montreal:
- From condo to house in Montreal: a $278,900 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 Montreal 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.