Real estate broker · Saguenay · QPAREB Q2 2026 figures
Quebec's cheapest large market, where the house gained 67% in five years and sells in a month: Saguenay's 2026 figures and how to sell and buy there.
In Saguenay, the median single-family home sold for $370,500 in Q2 2026 (+8% year over year, +67% in five years) in 34 days, with 332 sales in the quarter and 293 active listings; the condo for $290,000 and the plex for $372,000. The market is a seller's in the central ranges, in Quebec's cheapest metropolitan area ($370,000, $150,000 below the province). Saguenay is three boroughs and three markets: Chicoutimi, the administrative centre with the hospital, the university and the Dubuc Bridge, $385,000; Jonquière, with Arvida and Kénogami, $348,250 and the shortest delay (24 days); La Baie, on the fjord, $385,000 on few sales; plus the periphery (Saint-Honoré, Larouche, Saint-Fulgence) at $334,500. We sell there to families from the region, to people returning from Quebec City and Montreal, and to workers on the large projects.
In Saguenay, the median single-family home sold for $370,500 in Q2 2026 (+8% year over year, +67% in five years) in 34 days, with 332 sales in the quarter and 293 active listings; the condo for $290,000 and the plex for $372,000. The market is a seller's in the central ranges, in Quebec's cheapest metropolitan area ($370,000, $150,000 below the province). Saguenay is three boroughs and three markets: Chicoutimi, the administrative centre with the hospital, the university and the Dubuc Bridge, $385,000; Jonquière, with Arvida and Kénogami, $348,250 and the shortest delay (24 days); La Baie, on the fjord, $385,000 on few sales; plus the periphery (Saint-Honoré, Larouche, Saint-Fulgence) at $334,500. We sell there to families from the region, to people returning from Quebec City and Montreal, and to workers on the large projects.
| Segment | Median price | Year over year | Five years | Days on market | Sales in the quarter | Active listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family, City of Saguenay | $370,500 | +8% | +67% | 34 days | 332 | 293 |
| Condominium, City of Saguenay | $290,000 | +4% | +70% | 42 days | 35 | 55 |
| Plex (2 to 5 units), City of Saguenay | $372,000 | +9% | +89% | 27 days | 61 | n/a |
| Single-family, Saguenay CMA | $370,000 | +8% | +71% | 33 days | 381 | 360 |
| Condominium, Saguenay CMA | $290,000 | +4% | +71% | 42 days | 35 | 33 |
| Plex (2 to 5 units), Saguenay CMA | $373,500 | +9% | +89% | 28 days | 64 | 63 |
| Single-family, Chicoutimi | $385,000 | +5% | +69% | 40 days | 107 | 101 |
| Condominium, Chicoutimi | $290,000 (12 months) | 0% | +74% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Plex (2 to 5 units), Chicoutimi | $400,000 (12 months) | +27% | +105% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Single-family, Jonquière | $348,250 | +3% | +71% | 24 days | 128 | 113 |
| Condominium, Jonquière | $255,250 (12 months) | n/a | +60% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Plex (2 to 5 units), Jonquière | $326,000 (12 months) | +13% | +88% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Single-family, La Baie | $385,000 | +31% | +66% | 41 days | 41 | n/a |
The balance of power by price range (under 4 months of inventory the seller leads; above 8, the buyer):
| Price range (12 months to Q2 2026) | Months of inventory | Market |
|---|---|---|
| under $180,000 | 1,8 months | Seller's |
| $180,000 to $260,000 | 1,5 months | Seller's |
| $260,000 to $440,000 | 2,6 months | Seller's |
| $440,000 to $530,000 | 3,0 months | Seller's |
| $530,000 and up | 3,8 months | Seller's |
Chicoutimi, around downtown, rue Racine, the hospital and the university, lines up old houses, plexes and 1960s to 2000s family neighbourhoods, above the city median, with the streets of upper Chicoutimi and the Saguenay riverfront for the high end. Jonquière, with Arvida and its heritage district, Kénogami and the streets near the CEGEP, offers the family entry level, below the median, and the fastest market. La Baie, on the fjord and the cruise port, keeps the houses with a view and the waterfront, above the median for the view, on few transactions. Chicoutimi-Nord and Canton Tremblay, across the bridge, offer recent neighbourhoods and lots, at the median. The good deals of 2026: original bungalows in Jonquière and Chicoutimi to renovate, and periphery properties (-2%).
Saguenay started from the lowest price of Quebec's large markets and benefited from remote work, families returning to the region and the large industrial projects: hence +67% in five years and still +8% in 2026. At $370,500, the house remains within reach of a median-income household, which is why sales grow while they fall elsewhere. For a seller, the street's and sector's price draws offers within a month, with full marketing; for a buyer, pre-approval matters in Jonquière (24 days), and there is time in the periphery and in the high end.
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 221 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.
See also the Saguenay market report, our Chicoutimi page and our Jonquière page.
$370,500 median for a single-family home in the City of Saguenay in Q2 2026 (+8% year over year, +67% in five years); Chicoutimi and La Baie $385,000, Jonquière $348,250, periphery $334,500. The condo trades at $290,000.
34 days for a house in the city in Q2 2026; 24 days in Jonquière, 40 in Chicoutimi and La Baie, with a seller's market in the central ranges.
Yes: the house under $400,000, the university, the CEGEP, the hospital, the fjord, skiing and the outdoors, schools in both networks; Chicoutimi for the centre, Jonquière for affordability, La Baie for the view.
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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.
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