Expired condos · Saguenay · Centris 2016-2026
How many condos listed in Saguenay go back without a buyer, year by year since 2016: expired listings, the failure rate against sales, the same rate for houses alongside, average days against median days, and what it tells a condo seller about the starting price. Centris figures, not estimates.
In Saguenay, 52 condo listings expired without a sale in 2025, against 161 in 2016 (-68%). Of all the condo listings that ended in 2025, 32% ended without a buyer, against 73% in 2016 and 17% in 2021. In 2026 (Jan. to Sep.), the failure rate stands at 32%, in line with the 41 cities tracked (median 34%). For a house in Saguenay, the 2026 failure rate is 16%: condos expire 16 points more often than houses. Average days on market for a sold condo went from 169 days in 2016 to 82 days in 2021 and 32 days in 2026, against 11 days at the median. Source: Centris (Matrix), compiled October 7, 2026.
The short answer
In Saguenay, 52 condo listings expired without a sale in 2025, against 161 in 2016 (-68%). Of all the condo listings that ended in 2025, 32% ended without a buyer, against 73% in 2016 and 17% in 2021. In 2026 (Jan. to Sep.), the failure rate stands at 32%, in line with the 41 cities tracked (median 34%). For a house in Saguenay, the 2026 failure rate is 16%: condos expire 16 points more often than houses. Average days on market for a sold condo went from 169 days in 2016 to 82 days in 2021 and 32 days in 2026, against 11 days at the median.
Expired condos, sales and failure rate per year
| Year | Expired condos | Condo sales | Condo failure rate | New listings | Average days | Median days | House failure rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 161 | 61 | 73% | 206 | 169 | 106 | 52% |
| 2017 | 146 | 69 | 68% | 228 | 188 | 136 | 52% |
| 2018 | 111 | 88 | 56% | 244 | 158 | 150 | 48% |
| 2019 | 129 | 93 | 58% | 164 | 171 | 100 | 41% |
| 2020 | 74 | 127 | 37% | 152 | 165 | 93 | 31% |
| 2021 | 32 | 160 | 17% | 223 | 82 | 35 | 18% |
| 2022 | 31 | 146 | 18% | 131 | 87 | 29 | 15% |
| 2023 | 92 | 92 | 50% | 195 | 62 | 23 | 17% |
| 2024 | 48 | 130 | 27% | 161 | 51 | 28 | 21% |
| 2025 | 52 | 109 | 32% | 172 | 36 | 12 | 14% |
| 2026 (Jan. to Sep.) | 47 | 99 | 32% | 186 | 32 | 11 | 16% |
Condominium category, whole municipality of Saguenay, Centris (Matrix). Failure rate: expired ÷ (expired + sales) of the same year. New listings: January to September for 2026. House rate: same definition, Single-family category.
Condo versus house in Saguenay: which one stays on the shelf
- Four markets in ten years for condos in Saguenay: 64% failure on average in 2016-2019, 24% during the 2020-2022 frenzy, 38% when high rates returned, 32% today. Average days for a sold condo: 172, 111, 56 and 34.
- Peak of expired condos: 2016 (161); trough: 2022 (31), -81% between the two. Highest failure rate: 2016 (73%); lowest: 2021 (17%).
- Condo versus house: in 2016, 73% of condo listings expired against 52% of houses (+21 points); in 2026, 32% against 16% (+16 points). The gap has narrowed. Across the 41 cities tracked, condos expire more often than houses in 38.
- On the year's new listings: 78% of condos listed in 2016 saw their listing expire the same year, 30% in 2025. One condo in four or more did not find a buyer within the year: the asking price, and often the condo fees, do the sorting.
- Average versus median: 169 days against 106 days in 2016, 32 days against 11 days in 2026. The gap (63 then 21 days) measures the weight of condos lingering for months: it has shrunk.
- 2026 (Jan. to Sep.) versus 2025: 32% then 32% failure (stable); 47 condos expired in nine months, or 63 at an annual pace (+21%, a simple projection). Across the 41 cities, the rate is climbing in 2026 in 37.
- Ten years: 923 expired condo listings against 1,174 sales in Saguenay.
What it changes when selling or buying a condo in Saguenay
At 32% failure, Saguenay is in line with the cities tracked for condos: most sell, but about one listing in three goes back without a buyer, almost always over price or condo fees. The average of 32 days against 11 days says the same thing: the typical condo goes fast, the ones that linger pull the average up. For a seller, the right price on day one keeps you out of the expired column. The number of condos for sale and months of inventory, year by year, are in condos for sale in Saguenay; the same count for houses is in houses that do not sell in Saguenay.
How to read these figures
"Expired listings" counts, for each year, the condominium listings whose brokerage contract reached its end without a sale, as recorded on Centris; cancellations and early withdrawals are not included, which makes this count a floor. The failure rate divides expired listings by the sum of expired listings and condo sales of the same year. The house rate comes from the same query in the Single-family category. Average days is the mean days on market of sold condos; median days come from days on market in Saguenay; new listings from condos for sale in Saguenay. 2026 (Jan. to Sep.) is a partial year.
Frequently asked questions
How many condos do not sell in Saguenay?
52 condo listings expired without a sale in Saguenay in 2025, for 109 sales: a failure rate of 32%. In 2026 (Jan. to Sep.): 47 expired, 32%.
Do condos sell worse than houses in Saguenay?
Yes, clearly: 32% failure for condos in 2026 against 16% for houses, a 16-point gap. It is the case in 38 of the 41 cities tracked: condos are more exposed to condo fees, to competition from new construction and to buildings with thin contingency funds.
Is the number of unsold condos climbing in Saguenay?
No: 32% in 2026 against 32% in 2025. The trough was 2021 (17%), the peak 2016 (73%).
Source: Centris (Matrix), Statistics module, queries of October 7, 2026 for the municipality of Saguenay: Condominium category, expired listings and average days on market by year over ten years; condo sales from the September 16, 2026 query, new listings from October 7, median days from September 29, houses from October 1; compiled by the Loaa & Manseur team, aggregates only, current year partial. The condos that do not sell in 41 cities hub compares the 41 cities.
Our other data series in Saguenay, from the same Centris listings:
Each series is recalculated from actual sales, aggregates only.
And the plexes for sale in Saguenay:
Plex inventory and new listings, year by year, ten years from the same Centris listings.
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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.