Days on market · Ville-Marie (downtown) · Centris 2016-2026
The number of days it takes to sell in Ville-Marie, year by year since 2016, house and condo, set against all of Montreal: the decade's four markets, the slowest and fastest years, and what today's delay changes for a seller or a buyer in the sector. Centris figures, not estimates.
In Ville-Marie, a house sells in 51 days at the median in 2026 (January to September) and a condo in 44 days: houses sell more slowly than in most of the 32 boroughs and sectors tracked (rank 32 of 32, median 18 days), but far faster than in 2016 (107 days). Condos go 7 days before houses: that is the case in only 2 of 32 units. Against all of Montreal (20 days for a house), the borough sells 31 days more slowly. Source: Centris (Matrix), compiled October 14, 2026.
The short answer
In Ville-Marie, a house sells in 51 days at the median in 2026 (January to September) and a condo in 44 days: houses sell more slowly than in most of the 32 boroughs and sectors tracked (rank 32 of 32, median 18 days), but far faster than in 2016 (107 days). Condos go 7 days before houses: that is the case in only 2 of 32 units. Against all of Montreal (20 days for a house), the borough sells 31 days more slowly.
Median days on market by year, house and condo
| Year | House, median days | Sales | Condo, median days | Sales | All of Montreal, house (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 107 | 80 | 69 | 2,529 | 54 |
| 2017 | 50 | 97 | 67 | 3,253 | 42 |
| 2018 | 51 | 83 | 45 | 3,314 | 32 |
| 2019 | 44 | 92 | 40 | 3,562 | 30 |
| 2020 | 44 | 83 | 44 | 2,875 | 22 |
| 2021 | 54 | 103 | 55 | 4,778 | 19 |
| 2022 | 47 | 54 | 38 | 4,213 | 21 |
| 2023 | 57 | 75 | 37 | 4,159 | 35 |
| 2024 | 47 | 61 | 44 | 4,393 | 28 |
| 2025 | 57 | 65 | 47 | 4,645 | 23 |
| 2026 (January to September) | 51 | 58 | 44 | 3,682 | 20 |
Closed sales on Centris from 2016 to September 2026 in the borough of Ville-Marie (downtown): 851 houses and 41,403 condos. "n/a": category not published or year without a delay. When a year has few sales, its median swings a lot.
What ten years of delays say in Ville-Marie
- Four markets in ten years for houses in Ville-Marie: 50 days at the median in 2016-2019, 47 during the 2020-2022 frenzy, 52 when high rates returned, 54 today.
- Slowest year for houses: 2016 (107 days); fastest: 2019 (44 days). Between the two, the delay was divided by 2.
- Condos sold faster than houses in 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026; in the other years, the house goes first. In 2026 the gap is 7 days in favour of the condo.
- The borough never sold faster than all of Montreal since 2016: 51 days in 2026 against 20 days for the city, a gap of 31 days.
- Higher rates barely slowed Ville-Marie (downtown): 54 days in 2021, 57 days in 2023, 51 days today.
- 2026 (January to September) versus 2025: 57 days then 51 days for houses, 58 sales against 65 over the whole of 2025. The borough accounts for 2.6% of Montreal's house sales in 2026.
- 0 years out of eleven at 15 days or less for houses: none. Under 15 days, buyers have no time to compare; that is the case in 13 of 32 units in 2026.
- Ten-year volume: 851 houses and 41,403 condos sold on Centris in Ville-Marie.
What it changes when selling or buying in Ville-Marie
At 51 days, Ville-Marie (downtown) 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 (107 days), but it is a market where a badly priced house stays listed. Comparing the borough with all of Montreal avoids a common mistake: the city's delay (20 days) is not your street's.
How to read these numbers
Two series from the same Centris database with the same settings: Single-family then Condominium category, closed sales in the borough of Ville-Marie (downtown) (borough or sector as Centris defines it), median days on market and number of sales by year, with 2026 ending in September. The clock runs from the listing going live to the accepted offer; a property withdrawn and relisted starts again at zero. The whole city, for comparison, is on days on market in Montreal. A category is published only if it has at least 5 sales in 2026 and 30 in ten years.
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to sell a house in Ville-Marie in 2026?
51 days at the median for a house sold in Ville-Marie from January to September 2026 (58 sales), against 57 days in 2025 and 107 days in 2016.
Do condos sell faster than houses in Ville-Marie?
Yes: condos sell in 44 days in 2026 against 51 days for houses. Over the tracked years, condos were faster than houses in only 8 years.
Does Ville-Marie (downtown) sell faster than all of Montreal?
No: 51 days in Ville-Marie against 20 days for all of Montreal in 2026, for houses. The borough was faster than the city in 0 years out of 11.
Source: Centris (Matrix), Statistics module, queries run on the night of October 13 to 14, 2026 for the borough of Ville-Marie (downtown): Single-family and Condominium categories, median days on market and number of sales by year over ten years; whole city: query of September 29, 2026; compiled by the Loaa & Manseur team, aggregates only, current year partial. The days on market by borough and sector, 32 units hub compares all 32 boroughs and sectors; home prices in Ville-Marie and condo prices in Ville-Marie give the price series over the same years.
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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.