Prestige · Luxury homes · September 14, 2026
Prestige sector by sector according to the APCIQ, why buyers have time in 2026, our high-end properties and the discreet sale.
The luxury home market in Quebec in 2026 belongs to buyers: the Centre sector of the island of Montreal (Outremont, Westmount, Town of Mount Royal, Hampstead) sold its median house for $1,980,000 in the second quarter according to the APCIQ, in 64 days, with only +1% in five years, and the high end of the suburban rings carries 5 to 10 months of inventory (above $1.2 million in Blainville, $1.18 million in Boucherville-Saint-Bruno, $940,000 in Vaudreuil-Soulanges). Above $1.5 million, the loan is no longer insurable and a 20% down payment is required. The Loaa and Manseur team represents properties from $799,900 to $999,000 (Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs, Blainville, Saint-Lazare, Brossard, Ville-Marie, Repentigny), sells with bilingual marketing and discreet presentation to pre-approved buyers, and sets the price on comparable closed sales.
According to the APCIQ barometer, the Centre sector of the island of Montreal (Outremont, Westmount, Town of Mount Royal, Hampstead) sold its median single-family home for $1,980,000 in the second quarter of 2026, in 64 days, with a gain of only 1% in five years, the weakest on the island; Westmount sits around $2.6 million on average according to the Centris compilations on our ranking. In the suburban rings, the high end also tips to buyers: above $1.2 million in Blainville (7.4 months of inventory), above $1.18 million in Boucherville-Saint-Bruno (5.1 months), above $940,000 in Vaudreuil-Soulanges (10.4 months), above $840,000 in Magog. In this segment, time and negotiation are the rule; the price is set on the rare comparable closed sales that only a broker pulls from the system.
As of September 14, 2026, all on Centris:
Some prestige properties sell without a listing, at the seller's request: they are shown to our pre-approved buyers only. Set up your alert.
Above $1.5 million, the loan is no longer insurable: a 20% down payment minimum, often more, and a pre-approval prepared with the lender before the visits; the welcome tax often exceeds $40,000 on a Centre-sector house. To sell: architectural photos and video, floor plan, bilingual exposure and discreet presentation to pre-approved buyers before Centris when discretion matters; a starting price set on comparable closed sales, because in this segment a house listed above the market waits a quarter. Our free home evaluation starts from those sales. Service in English and French.
There is no official threshold; in practice, prestige starts where the market tips to buyers in each sector: above $1.2 million in Blainville, $1.18 million in Boucherville-Saint-Bruno, $940,000 in Vaudreuil-Soulanges (APCIQ, Q2 2026), and Montreal's Centre sector has a median of $1,980,000. The loan is no longer insurable above $1.5 million.
Yes: 64 days median in Montreal's Centre sector against 24 to 37 days in family sectors, and 5 to 10 months of inventory in the high end of the suburban rings. Buyers compare and negotiate; the seller who lists at the price of comparable closed sales sells, the one who lists at the neighbour's price waits.
Yes: the discreet sale, without exposure, shown only to the team's pre-approved buyers, is frequent in this segment. It requires a broker with a pool of qualified buyers and a solid evaluation, because without a listing, it is the price of comparables that makes the sale.
The Loaa & Manseur team, led by Lotfi Manseur and Loaa Al Daow, is 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 of large residential teams according to the official RE/MAX ranking, computed on actual transactions. Its Google profile counts more than 220 reviews with a 4.9 rating. Its offices are at 55 avenue de l'Équinoxe in Brossard, one bridge from the island, and every broker's licence can be checked in the OACIQ public register. Three things to verify yourself before calling us, and to demand of any other broker.
Also available in French: version française de ce guide.
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.
Équipe no 1 de RE/MAX Platine en 2024 et en 2025, 6e au Québec, 15e au Canada et dans le top 50 mondial au classement officiel RE/MAX. Réponse en moins de 24 heures, sept jours sur sept.