Sold vs asking · Rimouski · Centris 2016-2026
At what percentage of the asking price houses sell in Rimouski, year by year since 2016: the negotiation of 2016, the bidding wars of 2021, the return of rates, and what today's gap represents in dollars on a median house. Centris figures, not estimates.
In Rimouski, a house sold on average for 100% of its asking price in 2026 (January to September), that is at the asking price: one of the tightest markets among the 50 cities tracked (median 99%). In 2016 it was 94%; at the 2021 peak, 98%, even the frenzy did not push sales above the listed price. On the 2026 median house ($395,000), asking and sale price coincide on average. Source: Centris (Matrix), compiled September 30, 2026.
The short answer
In Rimouski, a house sold on average for 100% of its asking price in 2026 (January to September), that is at the asking price: one of the tightest markets among the 50 cities tracked (median 99%). In 2016 it was 94%; at the 2021 peak, 98%, even the frenzy did not push sales above the listed price. On the 2026 median house ($395,000), asking and sale price coincide on average.
Sale price relative to asking price, year by year
| Year | Sold ÷ asking | Sold ÷ original price | Gap (price cuts) | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 94% | 92% | 2 pt | 289 | $179,000 |
| 2017 | 95% | 93% | 2 pt | 305 | $180,000 |
| 2018 | 94% | 92% | 2 pt | 309 | $178,000 |
| 2019 | 95% | 93% | 2 pt | 385 | $180,000 |
| 2020 | 96% | 95% | 1 pt | 454 | $200,000 |
| 2021 | 98% | 98% | 0 pt | 367 | $245,000 |
| 2022 | 100% | 99% | 1 pt | 283 | $281,000 |
| 2023 | 99% | 98% | 1 pt | 301 | $300,000 |
| 2024 | 100% | 100% | 0 pt | 322 | $328,000 |
| 2025 | 100% | 100% | 0 pt | 385 | $366,000 |
| 2026 (Jan. to Sep.) | 100% | 100% | 0 pt | 264 | $395,000 |
Single-family category, whole municipality of Rimouski, Centris (Matrix). Yearly average ratios, rounded to the point. "Gap" = ratio on asking minus ratio on original price: price cuts before the sale. 2026: January to September.
What ten years of ratios say in Rimouski
- Four markets in ten years in Rimouski: 94.5% of asking on average in 2016-2019, 98% during the 2020-2022 frenzy, 99.5% when high rates returned, 100% today.
- Peak: 2026 (100%); low: 2016 (94%). The average sale price never exceeded the asking price in Rimouski, not even in 2021: the frenzy played out in speed and in the disappearance of negotiation, not in bidding wars.
- The return of high rates: 98% in 2021, 99% in 2023 (+1 points), 100% in 2026. Negotiation is back, but at a far tighter level than in 2016.
- Price cuts before the sale: the gap between the ratio on the asking price and the ratio on the original price is 0 points in 2026 (2 in 2016, 0 in 2021). Few houses cut their price before selling.
- 2026 (Jan. to Sep.) versus 2025: 100% then 100% (stable), on 264 sales against 385 for the whole of 2025. Across the 50 cities, 9 are at 100% or more in 2026, against 40 in 2021.
- In 2016, buyers negotiated an average $10,740 under asking on a median house at $179,000; in 2026, $0 over that price on a house at $395,000.
What it changes when selling or buying in Rimouski
At 100% of asking, Rimouski leaves buyers no room: offering under the listed price means losing the house to whoever offers the price, and sometimes more. For a seller, listing at the right price earns more than listing high: a well-priced house gets several offers in its first week and sells at or above asking; an overpriced house sits, then cuts, and ends up below what it would have fetched. The ratio on the original price (100%) tells exactly that story. The past twelve months, listing by listing, are in how much buyers negotiate in Rimouski.
How to read these figures
Two ratios from the same Centris query: sale price ÷ asking price (last listed price) and sale price ÷ original price (first listed price), Single-family category, whole municipality, by year over ten years, rounded to the point by Matrix. An average of 103% does not mean every house sold over asking: some at 115%, others at 95%. The sales and median price in the last two columns come from number of sales in Rimouski. Small cities move a point from one year to the next without the market having changed.
Frequently asked questions
At what percentage of asking does a house sell in Rimouski in 2026?
On average 100% of the asking price for a house sold in Rimouski from January to September 2026 (264 sales), against 100% in 2025 and 94% in 2016.
Did houses sell over asking in Rimouski in 2021?
No, not on average: 98% of asking in 2021, the decade's peak. The bidding-war peak was 2026 (100%); in 2026 we are at 100%.
Can you still negotiate a house price in Rimouski?
On average, no: houses sell at 100% of asking in Rimouski in 2026. Negotiation happens house by house, mostly on those listed for more than a month.
Source: Centris (Matrix), Statistics module, queries of September 30, 2026 for the municipality of Rimouski: Single-family category, sale price ÷ asking price and sale price ÷ original price ratios by year over ten years; sales and median price from the September 16, 2026 query; compiled by the Loaa & Manseur team, aggregates only, current year partial. The sold over asking in 50 cities hub compares the 50 cities.
Our other data series in Rimouski, from the same Centris listings:
- Buyer's or seller's market in Rimouski
- Houses that do not sell in Rimouski
- Home prices in Rimouski, ten years
Each series is recalculated from actual sales, aggregates only.
And the houses that do not sell in Rimouski:
Expired listings and failure rate, year by year, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And the average house price in Rimouski:
Mean, median and asking price, year by year, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And the sales volume in Rimouski:
How many dollars change hands each year, and whether price or the number of sales rose, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And house appreciation in Rimouski:
What a house bought in each year since 2016 is worth today, ten years from the same Centris listings.
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All the statistics in Rimouski at a glance:
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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.