House, condo or plex: the fastest · Montreal · 2026
The days on market of houses, condos and plexes in Montreal compared price range by price range over the past twelve months: which category goes first at the same budget, and what it changes for selling or buying. Centris sales, nothing estimated.
In Montreal, over the past 12 months (October 2025 to September 2026), the house sold in 21 days in median, the condo sold in 34 days in median, the plex sold in 26 days in median. The house is the fastest category, the condo the slowest: a 13-day gap. At the same price, the fastest is the house under $300,000, the house $300,000 to $500,000, the house $500,000 to $750,000, the plex $750,000 to $1M, the house $1M and up. The house wins 4 brackets out of 5, the condo 0, the plex 1. It is in line with the 46 cities tracked (median gap 13 days). Source: Centris (Matrix), compiled October 11, 2026.
The short answer
In Montreal, over the past 12 months (October 2025 to September 2026), the house sold in 21 days in median, the condo sold in 34 days in median, the plex sold in 26 days in median. The house is the fastest category, the condo the slowest: a 13-day gap. At the same price, the fastest is the house under $300,000, the house $300,000 to $500,000, the house $500,000 to $750,000, the plex $750,000 to $1M, the house $1M and up. The house wins 4 brackets out of 5, the condo 0, the plex 1. It is in line with the 46 cities tracked (median gap 13 days).
Days on market by price range and category
| Price range | Houses: median days (sales) | Condos: median days (sales) | Plexes: median days (sales) | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| under $300,000 | 37 days (9) | 55 days (552) | no sales (0) | house |
| $300,000 to $500,000 | 16 days (219) | 37 days (3,590) | 37 days (34) | house |
| $500,000 to $750,000 | 20 days (1,279) | 26 days (2,446) | 30 days (707) | house |
| $750,000 to $1M | 23 days (413) | 23 days (489) | 20 days (1,018) | plex |
| $1M and up | 22 days (784) | 34 days (432) | 28 days (1,128) | house |
| All sales | 21 days (2,704) | 34 days (7,509) | 26 days (2,887) | house |
Median days on market (days between listing and accepted offer) and number of sales by bracket, Single-family, Condominium and Income property categories, past 12 months (October 2025 to September 2026), Centris (Matrix).
What the comparison says in Montreal
- Between $300,000 and $500,000, where house and condo compete: the house goes in 16 days, the condo in 37 days. At the same budget, the buyer picks the house, and the condo waits.
- Above a million: the house goes in 22 days, the plex in 28 days. The expensive plex waits for its investor; the expensive house finds its family.
- The bracket where categories diverge the most: $300,000 to $500,000, 21 days between the fastest (the house) and the slowest (the plex).
- Across the 46 cities tracked, all sales, the house goes in 15 days, the condo in 27 days and the plex in 21 days in median of cities; the house is the fastest category in 45 cities, the plex in 1, the condo in 0. Between $300,000 and $500,000, the house beats the condo in 29 of the 35 cities where both compare; above a million, the house beats the plex in 12 of the 16.
What it changes for selling or buying in Montreal
In Montreal, the house goes faster than the condo (21 days against 34 days), in line with the cities tracked. The bracket table is more useful than the average: at the same price, it says which category buyers prefer, and that is where the price is decided. A seller whose category is the slowest in its bracket should aim at the comparables of the other category, because that is what their buyer is hesitating against. The detail by category is in house days on market by price in Montreal, condo days on market by price in Montreal and plex days on market by price in Montreal.
How to read these figures
One figure per bracket and per category for all of Montreal, over twelve months, with the number of sales in brackets: a figure on 5 to 10 sales is an indication, on 50 sales a measurement. Fastest compares only the categories published in the bracket. Shares and days are rounded.
Frequently asked questions
What sells fastest in Montreal: a house, a condo or a plex?
houses 21 days, condos 34 days, plexes 26 days in median over the past 12 months (October 2025 to September 2026) in Montreal. The house is the fastest.
At $300,000 or $400,000, does the house go faster than the condo in Montreal?
Between $300,000 and $500,000 in Montreal, the house goes in 16 days and the condo in 37 days. Across the 46 cities tracked, the house beats the condo in that bracket in 29 cities out of 35.
And above a million, the house or the plex?
Above a million in Montreal, the house goes in 22 days and the plex in 28 days. Across the 46 cities tracked, the house beats the plex at the million in 12 cities out of 16; the expensive plex depends on investors, who run the numbers before buying.
Sources: Centris (Matrix), Statistics module, October 9 and 10, 2026 (Single-family, Condominium) and October 10, 2026 (Income property) queries for the municipality of Montreal, median days on market and number of sales by sale price range, past 12 months; compiled by the Loaa & Manseur team, aggregates only. The which sells fastest at the same price in 46 cities hub compares the 46 cities.
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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.