The real estate market in Saguenay in September 2026: days on market, inventory, prices and verdict over twelve months (Centris)

Real estate market · Saguenay · September 2026

The real estate market in Saguenay month by month from October 2025 to September 2026: days on market, sold against asking price, active houses and new listings, then months of inventory and the verdict (seller's, balanced, buyer's). Centris data, nothing estimated.

In Saguenay, in September 2026, a house sold in 9 days in median, at 98% of the asking price, with 317 houses active on Centris. Compared with June, days on market are down by 2 days and inventory is up 12%. Compared with October 2025, the start of the window, days on market are up by 2 days and inventory is up 45%. At 3.7 months of inventory (approximation: 317 active houses for about 85.7 sales a month in 2026), it is a seller's market; Saguenay ranks 21st of 50 cities, from the tightest market to the slowest. Source: Centris (Matrix), read September 16, 2026, compiled October 13, 2026.

The short answer

In Saguenay, in September 2026, a house sold in 9 days in median, at 98% of the asking price, with 317 houses active on Centris. Compared with June, days on market are down by 2 days and inventory is up 12%. Compared with October 2025, the start of the window, days on market are up by 2 days and inventory is up 45%. At 3.7 months of inventory (approximation: 317 active houses for about 85.7 sales a month in 2026), it is a seller's market; Saguenay ranks 21st of 50 cities, from the tightest market to the slowest.

The past twelve months in Saguenay, month by month

Single-family category, municipality of Saguenay, Centris (Matrix), read September 16, 2026. September 2026: data from September 1 to 16 (month in progress). Days on market = days between listing and accepted offer, median of the month's sales; ratio = sold price ÷ asking price, median.

What the twelve months say

• Days on market: the fastest of the twelve months was February 2026 (4 days), the slowest December 2025 (26 days); median of the twelve months, 11 days. September (9 days) is below the twelve-month median.
• Inventory: 169 active houses at the low (December 2025), 317 at the peak (September 2026). September is the peak of the twelve months: there have never been as many houses for sale in the window.
• New listings: 1,256 houses put up for sale from October 2025 to August 2026 (eleven full months), the busiest month being April 2026 (153) and the quietest December 2025 (46). August (153) is above June (124); September (73) covers only the first 16 days of the month.
• Price: houses sold at 98% of asking in September, -1 point from June; over the twelve months, 4 of 12 months closed above asking (ratio of 100% or more), the highest in March 2026 (100%). The median price of a house in Saguenay is $366,000 in 2026 to date (771 sales from January to September) against $339,000 in 2025 (1,036 sales), +8.0%.
• Across the 50 cities tracked, the September median is 16 days (June: 14 days; October 2025: 12 days); it lengthened since June in 30 cities and doubled in 7. September inventory is higher than June in 39 cities and higher than October 2025 in 44; it is at its twelve-month peak in 24 cities. 26 cities are in a seller's market, 20 in a balanced market, 4 in a buyer's market.

Months of inventory and verdict: a seller's market

Rule: under 4 months of inventory = seller's market, 4 to 6 months = balanced market, over 6 months = buyer's market. Calculation in Saguenay: 317 active houses in September ÷ (771 sales in 2026 ÷ 9 months = 85.7 sales a month) = 3.7 months. Verdict: a seller's market. It is an approximation: 2026 sales stop on September 16 and are divided by nine full months, which nudges the result slightly upward; the actual pace of September may differ from the year's average. Saguenay ranks 21st of 50, from the tightest market to the slowest (median of cities: 3.9 months).

What it changes for selling in Saguenay

The market still belongs to the seller in Saguenay: 9 days to sell and 3.7 months of inventory. Days on market have shortened since June and buyers are there: a well-prepared seller can aim at the past thirty days' comparables with no room for negotiation, and expect several showings in the first week. The 98% ratio says, however, that bidding wars are no longer the rule: the asking price is the ceiling.

What it changes for buying in Saguenay

To buy in Saguenay, inventory is still short (317 active houses for about 85.7 sales a month): get financing in place before visiting, and make a complete offer as soon as the right house comes out, because it goes in 9 days in median. Inventory has been rising since June, which gives a little more choice than in the spring, not yet bargaining power.

How to read these figures

Every row comes from the same Centris (Matrix) query for the municipality of Saguenay, Single-family category, read September 16, 2026: median days on market (days between listing and accepted offer) and sold ÷ asking ratio of the sales closed in the month; active listings (the stock for sale) and the month's new listings. September 2026 covers September 1 to 16: its days on market and ratio cover the first half of the month's sales, its new listings two weeks, and its active stock is that of the day of reading.

Frequently asked questions

Is it a seller's or a buyer's market in Saguenay in September 2026?

In September 2026, in Saguenay, it is a seller's market: 3.7 months of inventory (317 active houses for about 85.7 sales a month), under the rule under 4 months of inventory = seller's market, 4 to 6 months = balanced market, over 6 months = buyer's market. Saguenay ranks 21st of 50 cities, from the tightest market to the slowest; the median of cities is 3.9 months.

How long does it take to sell a house in Saguenay right now?

9 days in median in September 2026 (to the 16th), against 11 days in June and 7 days in October 2025. Over the past twelve months, days on market ranged from 4 days (February 2026) to 26 days (December 2025). The ten-year series is in days on market in Saguenay 2016-2026.

Are houses selling above asking in Saguenay?

Not in median: in September 2026, houses sold at 98% of asking. Over the past twelve months, 4 of 12 months showed a ratio of 100% or more in Saguenay; the highest was March 2026 (100%), the lowest November 2025 (98%). The history is in sold over asking in Saguenay.

How much does a house cost in Saguenay in 2026?

The median price of a house sold in Saguenay is $366,000 in 2026 to date (January to September 16, 771 sales), against $339,000 for all of 2025 (1,036 sales): +8.0%. The ten-year price is in home prices in Saguenay 2016-2026.

Source: Centris (Matrix), Statistics module, Single-family category, municipality of Saguenay, read September 16, 2026: median days on market and sold ÷ asking ratio by month, active and new listings by month (October 2025 to September 2026), median price and number of sales by year (2026 = cumulative to September 16); compiled by the Loaa & Manseur team, aggregates only. Months of inventory are the team's calculation, not a Centris measure. The the real estate market of 50 cities in September 2026 hub compares the 50 cities.

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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.