Expired plexes · Gatineau · Centris 2016-2026
How many plexes listed in Gatineau 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 plex seller about the starting price. Centris figures, not estimates.
In Gatineau, 222 plex listings expired without a sale in 2025, against 395 in 2016 (-44%). Of all the plex listings that ended in 2025, 35% ended without a buyer, against 60% in 2016 and 25% in 2021. In 2026 (Jan. to Sep.), the failure rate stands at 48%, one of the highest among the 23 cities tracked (median 29%). For a house in Gatineau, the 2026 failure rate is 41%: plexes expire 7 points more often than houses. Average days on market for a sold plex went from 100 days in 2016 to 47 days in 2021 and 37 days in 2026. Source: Centris (Matrix), compiled October 7, 2026.
The short answer
In Gatineau, 222 plex listings expired without a sale in 2025, against 395 in 2016 (-44%). Of all the plex listings that ended in 2025, 35% ended without a buyer, against 60% in 2016 and 25% in 2021. In 2026 (Jan. to Sep.), the failure rate stands at 48%, one of the highest among the 23 cities tracked (median 29%). For a house in Gatineau, the 2026 failure rate is 41%: plexes expire 7 points more often than houses. Average days on market for a sold plex went from 100 days in 2016 to 47 days in 2021 and 37 days in 2026.
Expired plexes, sales and failure rate per year
| Year | Expired plexes | Plex sales | Plex failure rate | New listings | Average days | House failure rate | condo failure rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 395 | 268 | 60% | 636 | 100 | 48% | 63% |
| 2017 | 356 | 250 | 59% | 647 | 99 | 43% | 57% |
| 2018 | 355 | 307 | 54% | 654 | 101 | 36% | 48% |
| 2019 | 266 | 370 | 42% | 540 | 107 | 26% | 32% |
| 2020 | 183 | 450 | 29% | 626 | 65 | 15% | 18% |
| 2021 | 208 | 629 | 25% | 822 | 47 | 13% | 13% |
| 2022 | 203 | 476 | 30% | 720 | 42 | 23% | 23% |
| 2023 | 241 | 286 | 46% | 567 | 65 | 29% | 31% |
| 2024 | 302 | 352 | 46% | 636 | 60 | 30% | 36% |
| 2025 | 222 | 406 | 35% | 654 | 47 | 31% | 43% |
| 2026 (Jan. to Sep.) | 243 | 264 | 48% | 626 | 37 | 41% | 60% |
Income property category, whole municipality of Gatineau, 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.
Plex, house and condo in Gatineau: which one stays on the shelf
- Four markets in ten years for plexes in Gatineau: 54% failure on average in 2016-2019, 28% during the 2020-2022 frenzy, 46% when high rates returned, 42% today. Average days for a sold plex: 102, 51, 62 and 42.
- Peak of expired plexes: 2016 (395); trough: 2020 (183), -54% between the two. Highest failure rate: 2016 (60%); lowest: 2021 (25%).
- Plex versus house: in 2016, 60% of plex listings expired against 48% of houses (+12 points); in 2026, 48% against 41% (+7 points). The gap has narrowed. Across the 23 cities tracked, plexes expire more often than houses in 21.
- Plex versus condo in Gatineau: 48% failure for plexes in 2026 against 60% for condos. condos expire more often than plexes: the unit listed at its 2022 price waits, the income property finds its investor. Across the 23 cities, the plex is the most exposed of the three products in 7.
- On the year's new listings: 62% of plexes listed in 2016 saw their listing expire the same year, 34% in 2025. One plex in four or more did not find a buyer within the year: the asking price does not hold up against the rents and the rates.
- 2026 (Jan. to Sep.) versus 2025: 35% then 48% failure (the rate is climbing: more overpriced plexes sit without an offer); 243 plexes expired in nine months, or 324 at an annual pace (+46%, a simple projection). Across the 23 cities, the rate is climbing in 2026 in 16.
- Ten years: 2,974 expired plex listings against 4,058 sales in Gatineau.
What it changes when selling or buying a plex in Gatineau
At 48% failure, Gatineau is a city where a plex sells poorly when listed at a hopeful price: more than one listing in three ends without a sale. A building that expires comes back on the market with a visible history, and investors know it. For a seller, the starting price should be the one the rents justify at today's rate, not the 2022 multiplier nor the price per unit of the neighbour who sold before the rate hikes. For a buyer, plexes listed for more than 37 days are the ones where negotiation has a chance, especially when the leases are low. The number of plexes for sale and months of inventory, year by year, are in plexes for sale in Gatineau; the same count for houses is in houses that do not sell in Gatineau and for condos in condos that do not sell in Gatineau.
How to read these figures
"Expired listings" counts, for each year, the plex 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 plex sales of the same year. The house and condo rates come from the same query in the Single-family and Condominium categories. Average days is the mean days on market of sold plexes; new listings come from plexes for sale in Gatineau. 2026 (Jan. to Sep.) is a partial year.
Frequently asked questions
How many plexes do not sell in Gatineau?
222 plex listings expired without a sale in Gatineau in 2025, for 406 sales: a failure rate of 35%. In 2026 (Jan. to Sep.): 243 expired, 48%.
Do plexes sell worse than houses in Gatineau?
Yes, clearly: 48% failure for plexes in 2026 against 41% for houses, a 7-point gap. It is the case in 21 of the 23 cities tracked: a plex is bought on its income, and when rates rise, the price the rents justify falls faster than the price sellers ask.
Is the number of unsold plexes climbing in Gatineau?
Yes: 48% in 2026 against 35% in 2025 and 25% in 2021. We remain below the 60% of 2016, but the trend is up, as in 16 of 23 cities.
Source: Centris (Matrix), Statistics module, queries of October 7, 2026 for the municipality of Gatineau: Income property category, expired listings and average days on market by year over ten years; plex sales from the September 16, 2026 query, new listings from October 7, houses from October 1, condos from October 7; compiled by the Loaa & Manseur team, aggregates only, current year partial. The plexes that do not sell in 23 cities hub compares the 23 cities.
Our other data series in Gatineau, from the same Centris listings:
Each series is recalculated from actual sales, aggregates only.
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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.