The Quebec real estate market in September 2026, city by city: days on market, inventory, prices and verdict in 50 cities (Centris)

Real estate market · 50 cities · September 2026

One page per city, same Centris query: the past twelve months of the house market (days on market, ratio, inventory, new listings), September's months of inventory and the seller's, balanced or buyer's verdict.

Across the 50 cities tracked, in September 2026, the median days on market of a house is 16 days in median of cities (June: 14 days, October 2025: 12 days); it lengthened since June in 30 cities, shortened in 18, and doubled in 7. Active houses total 10,337 in the 50 cities, +6% since June and +23% since October 2025; September is the twelve-month peak in 24 cities. The median sold ÷ asking ratio is 98% (7 cities at 100% or more). At 3.9 months of inventory in median, 26 cities are in a seller's market, 20 in a balanced market and 4 in a buyer's market; Beloeil is the tightest (2.2 months), Westmount the slowest (10.3 months). The 2026 median price exceeds 2025's in 43 cities (+4.8% in median). Source: Centris (Matrix), read September 16, 2026, compiled October 13, 2026.

The 50 cities, from the tightest market to the slowest

Median days on market in September and June, September sold ÷ asking ratio, active houses in September and change since June, new listings in August (last full month), approximate months of inventory and verdict. Single-family category; September 2026 = data to September 16.

What the table says

The house market is loosening slowly, without tipping over. The September median is 16 days in median of the 50 cities, against 14 days in June and 12 days in October 2025: it lengthened since June in 30 cities, shortened in 18, and doubled in 7: Chambly (10 to 34 d), Terrebonne (11 to 24 d), Granby (16 to 38 d), Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville (8 to 16 d), Val-d'Or (7 to 21 d), Rosemère (14 to 84 d), Saint-Lambert (22 to 52 d). Inventory rises more surely than days on market: 10,337 active houses in the 50 cities, +6% since June and +23% since October 2025; it is higher than October 2025 in 44 cities and at its twelve-month peak in 24. Prices hold: houses sell at 98% of asking in median (7 cities still at 100% or more), and the 2026 median price exceeds 2025's in 43 cities out of 50 (+4.8% in median). Result: 26 seller's markets, 20 balanced markets and 4 buyer's markets under the rule under 4 months of inventory = seller's market, 4 to 6 months = balanced market, over 6 months = buyer's market. Beloeil is the tightest market (2.2 months, 6 days), Westmount the slowest (10.3 months, 68 days); the fastest sale of September is in Varennes (4 days), the slowest in Rosemère (84 days). For a seller, the message is the same almost everywhere: the asking price has become the ceiling, and a house listed at the spring's price waits. For a buyer, choice comes back before bargaining power. The ten-year reading is in days on market by city and homes for sale and inventory by city; the verdict over twelve months of sales, in buyer's or seller's market by city.

How to read the table

Days on market is the number of days between listing and the accepted offer, in median of the sales closed in the month; the ratio is the sold price divided by the asking price, in median; active listings are the stock for sale in the month. September 2026 is a month in progress (data to September 16): its days on market and ratio cover the first half of the month's sales, and its new listings are not comparable to a full month, hence the August column. Months of inventory are the team's calculation: active houses in September divided by 2026 sales (January to September 16) divided by nine; it is an approximation that nudges slightly upward.

Method

No new query: the monthly series of days on market, ratio and inventory already read for the 50 cities (Single-family category, Centris Matrix, read September 16, 2026) are reread city by city for the latest month. Only aggregates are published. The same reading for condos is in the series on the condo market in September 2026.

Frequently asked questions

Why are days on market lengthening while prices are still rising?

Because inventory is climbing faster than demand is falling: there are +23% more active houses than in October 2025 in the 50 cities, and the buyer, with more choice, takes more time and no longer pays above asking (98% in median). The median price still rises in 43 cities because it reflects all of 2026's sales, not only September's; days on market and the ratio move first, the price last.

My city is not listed?

We publish the 50 cities whose monthly series are tracked. A broker from the team can pull the same reading for any municipality or borough, and for condos.

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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.