Selling a house in Sorel-Tracy in 2026: $419,000 (+14%) in 42 days, supply up 23% and how to set the price

Selling · Sorel-Tracy · QPAREB Q2 2026 figures

A 14% rise in a year, but 23% more supply and falling sales: in Sorel-Tracy, the 2026 seller has more competition than in 2025. Here are the figures, the pricing method and the calendar.

Selling a house in Sorel-Tracy in 2026 means selling in a market that rose 14% in a year and 80% in five years, at a $419,000 median in the second quarter, in 42 days, with 121 sales (-8%) and 174 houses active (+23%). The market stays with the seller up to $480,000 (2.4 to 3.4 months of inventory), gets negotiated between $480,000 and $580,000 (7.2 months) and becomes balanced above $580,000 (8.4 months), where the large riverfront and island properties wait for the buyer who compares with Varennes and Contrecœur. The seller of a Tracy bungalow or a central Sorel house priced at its street's level sells in a month; the seller of a large property prices on the last three comparable sales and markets toward Montreal's South Shore.

The Sorel-Tracy market in 2026, from the seller's side

The Sorel-Tracy agglomeration sold its median house for $419,000 in the second quarter of 2026, +14% year over year and +80% in five years, in 42 days, with 121 sales (-8%) and 174 active listings (+23%); over twelve months, $387,000 (+6%) in 43 days on 415 sales. Condos, few in number, have no published median. The market belongs to the seller in the central ranges and tips toward balance above $580,000. Sorel-Tracy sells to families from the region, to workers of the shipyard, the metal industry and the port of Contrecœur, and to buyers from Montreal's South Shore who drive down Highway 30 for the price.

Sector (QPAREB, Q2 2026)House, median1 year5 yearsDaysHouses activeCondo, median
Sorel-Tracy agglomeration$419,00014 %80 %42 days174n/a
Saint-Hyacinthe (comparison)$499,0002%50 %22 days110n/a
Joliette (comparison)$475,0000%64 %36 days111n/a
Granby (comparison)$510,0004%64 %35 days313$342,000
Montreal CMA (comparison)$645,0003%40 %32 days8 084$430,000

Sorel-Tracy agglomeration: months of inventory by price range

RangeMonths of inventoryMarket
< 190K3.4 monthsSeller
190K - 290K2.4 monthsSeller
290K - 480K3.4 monthsSeller
480K - 580K7.2 monthsSeller
>= 580K8.4 monthsBalanced

What makes the price, sector by sector

Old Sorel and the centre (rue du Roi, the Carré Royal, the marina) sell the renovated older houses and the plexes above the median, with a walkable life and the river; the plex is priced on its income. Tracy, on the west bank of the Richelieu River, makes the volume with its 1960s to 1990s bungalows and two-storey houses at the median, sold in a month at the street's price. The recent neighbourhoods of northern Sorel sell 2010s houses in competition with the new builds of Contrecœur, where the port and the new developments pull prices up. Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel and the islands sell the waterfront house and the four-season cottage on few comparables, slowly: the price is set on the channel's sales, not on the median.

How we set the price: the method, not the median

The sector median tells you where the market sits, not what your house is worth. Our valuation starts from the closed sales of the last 60 to 90 days on your street and the streets next to it (same type, same era, same lot), adjusts for what differs (finished basement, garage, pool, roof, windows, kitchen), then looks at what is for sale right now at the same price: that is your real competition. Pricing 3 % too high in a 30-day market costs you the first weekend, when viewings concentrate; pricing right produces multiple offers. We show you the comparables, not a promise.

The calendar that works

  1. Weeks -6 to -4: the documents. Certificate of location (order it now if it is outdated or if anything changed: 4 to 8 weeks of lead time), seller's declaration, tax bills, invoices for work done, mortgage statement with the penalty.
  2. Weeks -3 to -1: preparation. Decluttering, small repairs, neutral paint, professional cleaning; a pre-inspection if the house is over 25 years old or has a history.
  3. Launch day, a Thursday: professional photos and video, dedicated page, Centris, targeted campaigns aimed at buyers searching your sector.
  4. The first weekend: grouped viewings, offers on Monday, negotiation of conditions (inspection, financing, occupancy date).
  5. Through to the notary: follow-up on the inspection, the financing conditions and the certificate; the sale is signed 30 to 60 days after acceptance.

Our proof, not our promises

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.

For the full market portrait, read our real estate broker page for Sorel-Tracy. Our pages on the welcome tax in Sorel-Tracy and selling a house in Saint-Hyacinthe complete this guide. If you are buying at the same time, our sell-and-buy guide lays out the sequence without a double mortgage.

Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to sell a house in Sorel-Tracy?

42 days in median in the second quarter of 2026 (43 over twelve months), plus 30 to 60 days to the notary. A family house priced at its street's level gets its offers in three to six weeks; a property above $580,000 takes two to three months with 8.4 months of inventory.

When is the best time to sell in Sorel-Tracy?

Spring concentrates buyers from Montreal's South Shore and families who want to move in before the school year; fall sells to workers transferred to the port and the shipyard. With supply up 23%, the price matters more than the date: a house overpriced by 5% in spring waits until fall.

Should you renovate before selling in Sorel-Tracy?

Visible low-cost work pays back; in the central range, the buyer accepts the original of a Tracy bungalow and negotiates the roof, the windows and the drain in price. For an older house in Old Sorel, presentation and documents (certificate, declaration) matter more than renovations: we cost both options.

What does selling cost?

The broker's compensation, agreed in the brokerage contract and payable at the sale; the certificate of location if outdated ($1,200 to $2,500); the mortgage penalty if you break a term (three months of interest or the interest rate differential); the notary's fees for the discharge. Our free valuation puts numbers on all of it before you decide.

Also available in French: version française de ce guide.

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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