Sold over asking in Quebec: sale price relative to asking price in 50 cities, year by year from 2016 to 2026 (Centris)

Sold vs asking · 50 cities · Centris 2016-2026

One page per city, same definitions, same source: sale price as a percentage of asking and original price, year by year since 2016, the 2021 bidding wars, the return of negotiation, and what the gap represents in dollars on a median house.

Across the 50 cities tracked, a house sold on average for 99% of its asking price in 2026 (median of cities, January to September), against 96% in 2016 and 103% at the 2021 peak. In 2021, 40 of 50 cities sold at or above asking; in 2026, 9. The bidding-war peak came in 2021 in 28 cities, and 8 cities never exceeded 100% on average. The tightest in 2026: Quebec City (103%), Sainte-Julie (100%), Repentigny (100%); where buyers negotiate most: Saint-Lambert (97%), Sept-Îles (97%), Westmount (96%); the 2021 peaks: Sainte-Julie (110%), Repentigny (109%), Beloeil (108%). Source: Centris (Matrix), compiled September 30, 2026.

The 50 cities, from the tightest to the one where buyers negotiate most in 2026

Average sale price as a percentage of asking price, single-family houses, by year: 2016, 2021, 2023, 2025, 2026 (Jan. to Sep.); then the peak year and value, and the number of years (out of eleven) when the average exceeded 100%.

What the table says

Negotiation vanished in 2020, bidding wars peaked in 2021, and 2026 sells at the price: 96% of asking in 2016, 99% in 2020, 103% in 2021, 98% in 2023, 99% in 2026 at the median of cities. In 2021, 40 of 50 cities sold on average above the listed price, up to Sainte-Julie (110%), Repentigny (109%), Beloeil (108%). The return of high rates gave buyers back 3 or 4 points, not ten: in 2026, 9 cities remain at 100% or more and the median sits at 99%, well above the 96% of 2016. The cities where buyers negotiate most are the high end and the outlying regions, Saint-Lambert (97%), Sept-Îles (97%), Westmount (96%), and 8 cities never saw their average exceed 100%. The ratio on the original price sits at 98%: a 1.0-point gap, the same as in 2016, meaning few sellers cut their price before selling. Compared with 2025, the ratio falls in 13 cities and rises in 3: buyers are slowly regaining a little room.

How to read the table

The ratio divides, for each closed sale, the sale price by the last asking price, then averages the year; Matrix rounds it to the point. At 100%, houses sell on average at the listed price; above, there are bidding wars; below, negotiation. An average of 103% hides sales at 115% and others at 95%. 2026 stops in September. Each city page adds the ratio on the original price (price cuts before the sale), the gap in dollars on each year's median house, and what today's margin changes for a seller.

Method

All series come from the Statistics module of Centris (Matrix), queried on September 30, 2026 with the same parameters for the 50 cities: Single-family category, whole municipality (boroughs or sectors combined for Montreal, Quebec City, Laval, Longueuil, Gatineau, Lévis, Sherbrooke, Saguenay, Terrebonne, Repentigny), sale price ÷ asking price and sale price ÷ original price ratios by year over ten years; sales and median price come from the September 16, 2026 query. Only aggregates are published. The same cities have their negotiating margin (past twelve months, listing by listing), days on market and homes for sale and inventory pages.

Frequently asked questions

Why did bidding wars not return with the 2025 rate cuts?

Because the 2021 bidding wars rested on two things at once: 2% rates and inventory divided by four. Rates came back down toward 4%, not 2%, and inventory has been slowly climbing since 2024. There are enough buyers for houses to sell at the price, not enough for them to sell above it, except in cities where inventory is still at a quarter of 2016, like Quebec City.

My city is not listed?

We add cities every month. A broker from the team can pull the same statistics for any municipality or neighbourhood in Quebec.

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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.