Plexes for sale · Rouyn-Noranda · Centris 2016-2026
The number of plexes for sale in Rouyn-Noranda 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 the comparison with single-family houses and condos in the same city. Centris figures, not estimates.
In Rouyn-Noranda, an average of 31 plexes (2 to 5 unit buildings) were for sale on Centris at each month-end in 2026 (January to September), against 34 in 2016: plex inventory is 91% of what it was ten years ago, a milder decline than in most of the 23 cities tracked (median 58%). The trough was 2021 (15 plexes, -57% from the 2019 peak); since then, inventory has climbed back 107%. The result in 2026: 6.1 months of inventory for plexes (buyer's market) against 2.8 for single-family houses (seller's market) and 2.8 for condos. Plexes sell 3.3 months more slowly than houses in Rouyn-Noranda: an income-property buyer has time to run the numbers, and the seller must list at the price the rents justify. Source: Centris (Matrix), compiled October 7, 2026.
The short answer
In Rouyn-Noranda, an average of 31 plexes (2 to 5 unit buildings) were for sale on Centris at each month-end in 2026 (January to September), against 34 in 2016: plex inventory is 91% of what it was ten years ago, a milder decline than in most of the 23 cities tracked (median 58%). The trough was 2021 (15 plexes, -57% from the 2019 peak); since then, inventory has climbed back 107%. The result in 2026: 6.1 months of inventory for plexes (buyer's market) against 2.8 for single-family houses (seller's market) and 2.8 for condos. Plexes sell 3.3 months more slowly than houses in Rouyn-Noranda: an income-property buyer has time to run the numbers, and the seller must list at the price the rents justify.
New listings, sales and plexes for sale per year
| Year | New listings | Sales | Absorption | Active, monthly average | Active, end of period | Months of inv., plexes | Months of inv., houses | Months of inv., condos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 84 | 42 | 50% | 34 | 40 | 9.7 | 8.7 | 11.3 |
| 2017 | 81 | 62 | 77% | 32 | 24 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 10.2 |
| 2018 | 81 | 54 | 67% | 31 | 31 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 9.0 |
| 2019 | 93 | 62 | 67% | 35 | 28 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 81 | 69 | 85% | 26 | 17 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| 2021 | 71 | 61 | 86% | 15 | 16 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 2022 | 99 | 68 | 69% | 26 | 33 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 4.2 |
| 2023 | 85 | 52 | 61% | 30 | 37 | 6.9 | 4.2 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 73 | 61 | 84% | 29 | 23 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 6.4 |
| 2025 | 82 | 64 | 78% | 25 | 23 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
| 2026 (Jan. to Sept.) | 69 | 43 | 62% | 31 | 35 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
Income property category (2 to 5 unit plexes), whole municipality of Rouyn-Noranda, Centris (Matrix). Absorption: sales ÷ new listings of the same year. Months of inventory: active ÷ monthly sales. 2026: nine months (houses: eight months, September 30 harvest).
What ten years of inventory say about plexes in Rouyn-Noranda
- Four markets in ten years in Rouyn-Noranda: 33 plexes for sale on average in 2016-2019, 26 during the 2020-2022 frenzy, 30 when high rates returned, 25 in 2025 and 31 in 2026.
- Inventory peak: 2019 (35); trough: 2021 (15). Between the two, the choice offered to an income-property buyer was divided by 2.3.
- New listings: 99 in 2022 at the high, 71 in 2021 at the low, 82 in 2025. New plex listings held up (-2% since 2016): plexes are no longer built, the stock is fixed, and what sells is what changes hands.
- Absorption rate (year's sales ÷ new listings): 50% in 2016, 86% in 2021, 78% in 2025. More than seven plexes listed out of ten find a buyer within the year.
- Plex months of inventory (plexes for sale ÷ monthly sales): 9.7 in 2016, 3.0 in 2021, 4.7 in 2025, 6.1 in 2026. Under 4 months, the seller leads; above 6, the buyer.
- Plex versus house in Rouyn-Noranda: 6.1 months of inventory against 2.8 in 2026; in 2016 it was 9.7 against 8.7. House inventory is 36% of 2016, plex inventory 91%. Condos, for their part, stand at 2.8 months: the plex is the slowest of the three products in Rouyn-Noranda.
- 2026 (Jan. to Sept.) versus 2025: average plex inventory is up 24% (25 to 31), and new listings are running at 92 at an annual pace (+12%, a simple twelve-month projection). End of September 2026: 35 active plexes.
- Across the 23 cities tracked, 2026 plex inventory is a median 58% of 2016 (houses: 46%, condos: 65%), it is climbing versus 2025 in 15 cities, plexes sell at least a month more slowly than houses in 22 cities and they are the slowest of the three products in 8.
What it changes when selling or buying a plex in Rouyn-Noranda
At 6.1 months of inventory, the plex in Rouyn-Noranda is a buyer's market in 2026: there are more buildings for sale than investors ready to pay the asking price, and a plex listed at its 2022 multiplier stays listed. For a seller, the entry price is everything: buyers compare 31 buildings, divide the price by the rents, subtract taxes and the mortgage at today's rate, and move on to the next one. For a buyer, this is the time to visit the units, ask for the leases and the statements, and negotiate on the numbers rather than on emotion. Houses, meanwhile, remain at 2.8 months: a plex is an investment and sells like one, on the numbers, taking the time it takes. The sector's price per unit and multiplier are in plex prices in Rouyn-Noranda.
How to read these figures
Two measures from the same Centris query, same settings: Income property category (2 to 5 unit plexes; buildings of 6 units and more are commercial), whole municipality, by month over ten years, then aggregated by year. Inventory is a month-end snapshot averaged over the year; new listings are a flow added over the year. A plex withdrawn and relisted counts twice in the flow and once in the snapshot. 2026 stops in September: the annual pace of new listings is a rule of three, not a forecast. The months of inventory for houses and condos come from homes for sale in Rouyn-Noranda and condos for sale in Rouyn-Noranda.
Frequently asked questions
How many plexes are for sale in Rouyn-Noranda in 2026?
An average of 31 plexes (2 to 5 units) active on Centris at each month-end in 2026 (January to September), 35 at the end of September. In 2016 it was 34.
Is plex inventory coming back in Rouyn-Noranda?
Yes: 31 in 2026 against 25 in 2025 (+24%), and 15 at the 2021 trough. We remain at 91% of 2016 inventory.
Do plexes sell more slowly than houses in Rouyn-Noranda?
Yes, clearly: 6.1 months of inventory for plexes against 2.8 for houses in 2026. A plex is bought on its numbers: the buyer waits for the leases, the tax statements and the financing, and a building listed above what the rents justify stays listed; a house is bought to live in, by far more buyers.
Source: Centris (Matrix), Statistics module, queries of October 7, 2026 for the municipality of Rouyn-Noranda: Income property category, new listings and active listings by month over ten years, aggregated by year; plex sales per year from the September 16, 2026 query; single-family houses: queries of September 30, 2026; condominiums: queries of October 7, 2026; compiled by the Loaa & Manseur team, aggregates only, current year partial. The plexes for sale and inventory in 23 cities hub compares the 23 cities.
Our other data series in Rouyn-Noranda, 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.