Homes for sale · La Prairie · Centris 2016-2026
The number of houses for sale in La Prairie at each month-end, and the number of new listings, year by year since 2016: the peak, the frenzy trough, the absorption rate, months of inventory, and why prices doubled without sales growing. Centris figures, not estimates.
In La Prairie, an average of 67 houses were for sale on Centris at each month-end in 2026 (January to August), against 111 in 2016: inventory is 60% of what it was ten years ago, a milder decline than in most of the 50 cities tracked (median 46%). The trough was 2021 (31 houses, -72% from the 2016 peak); since then, inventory has climbed back 116%. New listings went from 277 in 2016 to 306 in 2025 (+10%): as many or more homes are being listed than before, but they go far faster. The result: 3.5 months of inventory in 2026 against 7.4 in 2016. Source: Centris (Matrix), compiled September 30, 2026.
The short answer
In La Prairie, an average of 67 houses were for sale on Centris at each month-end in 2026 (January to August), against 111 in 2016: inventory is 60% of what it was ten years ago, a milder decline than in most of the 50 cities tracked (median 46%). The trough was 2021 (31 houses, -72% from the 2016 peak); since then, inventory has climbed back 116%. New listings went from 277 in 2016 to 306 in 2025 (+10%): as many or more homes are being listed than before, but they go far faster. The result: 3.5 months of inventory in 2026 against 7.4 in 2016.
New listings, sales and homes for sale per year
| Year | New listings | Sales | Absorption | Active, monthly average | Active, year-end | Months of inventory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 277 | 181 | 65% | 111 | 88 | 7.4 |
| 2017 | 272 | 196 | 72% | 91 | 91 | 5.6 |
| 2018 | 281 | 237 | 84% | 74 | 64 | 3.7 |
| 2019 | 234 | 209 | 89% | 48 | 36 | 2.8 |
| 2020 | 283 | 229 | 81% | 47 | 34 | 2.5 |
| 2021 | 260 | 226 | 87% | 31 | 19 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 357 | 238 | 67% | 54 | 50 | 2.7 |
| 2023 | 298 | 192 | 64% | 66 | 52 | 4.1 |
| 2024 | 307 | 198 | 64% | 74 | 40 | 4.5 |
| 2025 | 306 | 202 | 66% | 54 | 40 | 3.2 |
| 2026 (Jan. to Aug.) | 271 | 165 | 61% | 67 | 75 | 3.5 |
Single-family category, whole municipality of La Prairie, Centris (Matrix). Absorption: sales ÷ new listings of the same year. Months of inventory: active ÷ monthly sales. 2026: eight months.
What ten years of inventory say in La Prairie
- Four markets in ten years in La Prairie: 82 homes for sale on average in 2016-2019, 47 during the 2020-2022 frenzy, 70 when high rates returned, 54 in 2025 and 67 in 2026.
- Inventory peak: 2016 (111); trough: 2021 (31). Between the two, the choice offered to a buyer was divided by 3.6.
- New listings: 357 in 2022 at the high, 234 in 2019 at the low, 306 in 2025. New listings increased (+10% since 2016) and inventory still melted: everything that gets listed sells.
- Absorption rate (year's sales ÷ new listings): 65% in 2016, 87% in 2021, 66% in 2025. About two homes out of three listed sell within the year.
- Months of inventory (homes for sale ÷ monthly sales): 7.4 in 2016, 1.6 at the 2021 trough, 3.2 in 2025, 3.5 in 2026. Under 4 months, the seller leads; above 6, the buyer.
- 2026 (Jan. to Aug.) versus 2025: average inventory is up 24% (54 to 67), and new listings are running at 406 at an annual pace (+33%, a simple twelve-month projection). Choice is coming back a little, without returning to 2016. End of August 2026: 75 active houses.
- Across the 50 cities tracked, 2026 inventory is a median 46% of 2016, it is at half or less in 32 cities, and it is climbing versus 2025 in 43 cities.
What it changes when selling or buying in La Prairie
At 3.5 months of inventory, La Prairie is in line with the cities tracked: few enough houses for the seller to keep the upper hand, enough for a buyer to have a few options to compare each month. The seller who lists at the price of the latest sales finds a buyer; the buyer with a pre-approval who visits in the first week has a chance without a systematic bidding war. The rest of the table explains prices: with 40% fewer homes for sale than in 2016, the median price doubled without the number of sales growing, and it will not come down until inventory does come back.
How to read these figures
One count per year for all of La Prairie: what gets listed (flow), what is for sale (stock, month-end average) and what sells. All three come from Centris, brokers' listings only; sales without a broker are not included. Stock is the measure that explains price: when it melts, each buyer has less choice and pays more. The pages home prices in La Prairie and days on market in La Prairie read the same years from the price and speed side.
Frequently asked questions
How many houses are for sale in La Prairie in 2026?
An average of 67 single-family houses active on Centris at each month-end in 2026 (January to August), 75 at the end of August. In 2016 it was 111.
Is inventory coming back in La Prairie?
Yes, a little: 67 in 2026 against 54 in 2025 (+24%), and 31 at the 2021 trough. But we remain at 60% of 2016 inventory.
Why are there fewer homes for sale in La Prairie than in 2016?
Speed: new listings moved +10% since 2016, but absorption went from 65% to 66%. What gets listed sells within the year.
Source: Centris (Matrix), Statistics module, queries of September 30, 2026 for the municipality of La Prairie: Single-family category, new listings and active listings by month over ten years, aggregated by year; sales per year from the September 16, 2026 query; compiled by the Loaa & Manseur team, aggregates only, current year partial. The homes for sale and inventory in 50 cities hub compares the 50 cities.
Our other data series in La Prairie, from the same Centris listings:
- Buyer's or seller's market in La Prairie
- How much buyers negotiate in La Prairie
- Houses that do not sell in La Prairie
Each series is recalculated from actual sales, aggregates only.
And sale price relative to asking in La Prairie:
Bidding wars or negotiation, year by year, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And the houses that do not sell in La Prairie:
- Expired listings in La Prairie: 65 unsold homes in 2025 against 99 in 2016, failure rate 19% in 2026
Expired listings and failure rate, year by year, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And the average house price in La Prairie:
Mean, median and asking price, year by year, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And the sales volume in La Prairie:
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 La Prairie:
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 La Prairie:
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 La Prairie 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.