Monthly report · Quebec City CMA · August 2026
Every month, the Quebec City region in numbers from official APCIQ statistics: sales, prices, days on market, supply, by broad sector and by neighbourhood, and what it changes if you are selling or buying.
In August 2026 the Quebec City metropolitan area recorded 677 residential sales (+6 % year over year), its second-best August in 25 years, while supply jumped: 2,162 active listings (+27 %) and 1,062 new listings (+24 %). Single-family homes sold for $450,000 (-2 %) in 28 days, condos for $345,000 (+8 %, sales +32 %) in 35 days and plexes for $580,000 (+10 %). A sign of rebalancing: one sale in four closed after a cut to the asking price (one in five a year ago) and bidding wars now touch only 17 % of sales, against 50 % in spring. The Quebec City agglomeration sees supply up 43 %; the northern periphery posts +19 % on price; the South Shore (Lévis) sells 21 % more.
| Quebec City CMA, August 2026 (APCIQ) | Value | Year over year |
|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 677 | +6 % (second-best August in 25 years) |
| Active listings | 2,162 | +27 % |
| New listings | 1,062 | +24 % |
| Single-family: sales, median price, days | 397 · $450,000 · 28 days | +1 % · -2 % · +2 days |
| Condo: sales, median price, days | 212 · $345,000 · 35 days | +32 % · +8 % · -15 days |
| Plex: sales, median price, days | 67 · $580,000 · 39 days | -17 % · +10 % · -5 days |
Quebec City remains one of Canada's most solid markets: a second-best August in 25 years for sales, 28 days to sell a house, 35 for a condo whose sales jump 32 %. But something changed this summer. The APCIQ's September 4 release says it plainly: sellers are adjusting their expectations. One transaction in four closed after a downward revision of the asking price (one in five a year ago), and bidding wars, present in half of sales in spring, now appear in only 17 %. Supply explains it all: +27 % active listings, +43 % in the agglomeration.
Hélène Bégin, APCIQ economist: sellers now cut the asking price faster when needed. Charles Brant, director of market analysis: sellers' expectations must be more moderate now that overheating is less present. The single-family price, at $450,000 (-2 %), confirms it: the first slight decline after years of increases; condos, meanwhile, are still rising (+8 %).
| Sector (August 2026) | Sales | Active listings | Single-family: median, days | Condo | Plex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec City agglomeration | 442 (+9 %) | 1,335 (+43 %) | $459,500 (-2 %), 23 days | $354,900 (+9 %), 174 sales (+26 %) | $590,000 (+8 %), 48 sales (-25 %) |
| Northern periphery | 69 (-26 %) | 381 (+4 %) | $560,000 (+19 %), 39 days | n/a (12 sales) | n/a |
| South Shore of Quebec City (Lévis) | 166 (+21 %) | 446 (+11 %) | $425,000 (-1 %), 32 days, 120 sales (+14 %) | n/a (26 sales, listings +46 %) | n/a (19 sales) |
Three readings. The agglomeration is the heart of the rebalancing: 43 % more supply, a slightly lower single-family price, but condos selling more and dearer. The northern periphery (Jacques-Cartier, Côte-de-Beaupré, Île d'Orléans) does the opposite: fewer sales (-26 %) but a sharply higher price (+19 %), the sign of a market of larger, rarer properties. The South Shore, that is Lévis, is the most active sector (+21 % sales) at the most accessible price ($425,000); detail in the Lévis August 2026 report.
| Neighbourhood (APCIQ barometer, Q2 2026) | Single-family, median | 1 year | 5 years | Days on market | Single-family sales (change) | Condo, median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Foy and Sillery | $640,000 | 2% | 46% | 25 | 92 (1%) | $351,000 |
| Charlesbourg | $470,500 | 9% | 68% | 14 | 184 (7%) | $285,500 |
| Beauport | $467,000 | 10% | 64% | 19 | n/a (n/a) | $310,000 |
| Les Rivières | $500,000 | 7% | 75% | 10 | 115 (7%) | $345,950 |
| La Haute-Saint-Charles | $448,950 | 7% | 70% | 17 | 170 (5%) | $320,000 |
| L'Ancienne-Lorette, Val-Bélair, airport | $460,000 | 2% | 67% | 11 | 182 (6%) | $330,000 |
| Saint-Augustin and Cap-Rouge | $625,000 | 4% | 58% | 11 | 89 (10%) | $372,000 |
| La Cité, Upper Town (condos) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a (n/a) | $379,250 |
| Lower Town and Limoilou (condos) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a (n/a) | $325,000 |
| MRC La Jacques-Cartier | $542,500 | 6% | 58% | 23 | 233 (10%) | n/a |
| Île d'Orléans and Côte-de-Beaupré | $527,500 | 15% | 52% | 27 | 69 (-27%) | n/a |
| Quebec City agglomeration | $485,000 | 8% | 63% | 15 | 1 032 (3%) | $335,000 |
| Quebec City CMA | $478,000 | 6% | 62% | 18 | 1 779 (2%) | $330,000 |
Three readings. Les Rivières ($500,000, 10 days) and Saint-Augustin–Cap-Rouge ($625,000, 11 days) are the region's tightest markets, under two weeks on market. Sainte-Foy and Sillery ($640,000) are the high end, with a condo market that outsells single-family homes (126 condo sales against 92 houses in Q2). Upper Town and Limoilou are condo and plex markets, not single-family ones. Over five years, Les Rivières (+75 %) and La Haute-Saint-Charles (+70 %) rose the most.
| Price range (single-family, 12 months to Q2 2026) | Months of inventory | Market |
|---|---|---|
| < 230K | 2.2 months | Seller |
| 230K - 350K | 1.9 months | Seller |
| 350K - 580K | 1.8 months | Seller |
| 580K - 700K | 2.2 months | Seller |
| >= 700K | 3.7 months | Seller |
Four months of inventory separates a seller's market from a balanced one; beyond eight, the buyer leads.
Province-wide, the APCIQ counted 6,502 residential sales in August 2026 (-7 % year over year) and 42,276 active listings (+21 %), with 12,482 new listings (+13 %). Median prices are holding: $497,501 for a single-family home (+2 %, 47 days), $405,000 for a condo (+1 %, 60 days) and $715,500 for a plex (+11 %, 50 days). Since January, 64,327 sales (-5 %). The Quebec market is rebalancing: fewer transactions, more supply, prices still rising. The full Greater Montreal picture is in Montreal market statistics, the forecasts in our 2027 forecast, and the tariff effect in tariff war and Quebec real estate.
Slightly for single-family homes: $450,000 in August 2026, -2 % year over year, the first decline after years of increases. Condos are still rising (+8 %, $345,000) and so are plexes (+10 %). The real change is supply: +27 %.
28 days on average in August 2026 in the region, 23 days in the agglomeration, 32 on the South Shore and 39 in the northern periphery. In Q2, Les Rivières sold in 10 days.
Yes in every price range in Q2 2026, but with a balance of power that is shifting: one sale in four closes after a price cut and bidding wars fell from 50 % to 17 % of sales between spring and August.
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Published September 5, 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.
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