Sold vs asking · Westmount · Centris 2016-2026
At what percentage of the asking price houses sell in Westmount, 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 Westmount, a house sold on average for 96% of its asking price in 2026 (January to September), that is under the asking price: more room to negotiate than in most of the 50 cities tracked (median 99%). In 2016 it was 94%; at the 2021 peak, 97%, even the frenzy did not push sales above the listed price. On the 2026 median house ($2,272,500), the average gap between asking and sale price represents $90,900 less. Source: Centris (Matrix), compiled September 30, 2026.
The short answer
In Westmount, a house sold on average for 96% of its asking price in 2026 (January to September), that is under the asking price: more room to negotiate than in most of the 50 cities tracked (median 99%). In 2016 it was 94%; at the 2021 peak, 97%, even the frenzy did not push sales above the listed price. On the 2026 median house ($2,272,500), the average gap between asking and sale price represents $90,900 less.
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 | 226 | $1,375,000 |
| 2017 | 96% | 95% | 1 pt | 214 | $1,550,000 |
| 2018 | 96% | 95% | 1 pt | 192 | $1,700,000 |
| 2019 | 95% | 92% | 3 pt | 171 | $1,795,000 |
| 2020 | 96% | 93% | 3 pt | 190 | $2,020,500 |
| 2021 | 97% | 96% | 1 pt | 188 | $1,992,500 |
| 2022 | 95% | 92% | 3 pt | 142 | $2,385,000 |
| 2023 | 94% | 90% | 4 pt | 159 | $2,040,000 |
| 2024 | 94% | 92% | 2 pt | 182 | $2,175,000 |
| 2025 | 94% | 92% | 2 pt | 200 | $2,230,000 |
| 2026 (Jan. to Sep.) | 96% | 95% | 1 pt | 137 | $2,272,500 |
Single-family category, whole municipality of Westmount, 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 Westmount
- Four markets in ten years in Westmount: 95.2% of asking on average in 2016-2019, 96% during the 2020-2022 frenzy, 94% when high rates returned, 95% today.
- Peak: 2021 (97%); low: 2016 (94%). The average sale price never exceeded the asking price in Westmount, 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: 97% in 2021, 94% in 2023 (-3 points), 96% 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 1 point in 2026 (2 in 2016, 1 in 2021). Few houses cut their price before selling.
- 2026 (Jan. to Sep.) versus 2025: 94% then 96% (+2 points, the market is tightening), on 137 sales against 200 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 $82,500 under asking on a median house at $1,375,000; in 2026, $90,900 under that price on a house at $2,272,500.
What it changes when selling or buying in Westmount
At 96% of asking, Westmount leaves real room to negotiate: buyers offer under the price and sellers accept, on average 4% under the listing. For a seller, the starting price should build in that margin without doubling it: listing 10% too high to "leave room" scares showings away. For a buyer, an offer 3 or 4% under the price is the norm, not an insult. The past twelve months, listing by listing, are in how much buyers negotiate in Westmount.
How to read these figures
Centris's ratio divides, for each closed sale of the year, the sale price by the last asking price, then averages; 100% means houses sold on average at the listed price, 105% that they sold 5% above, bidding wars included. Matrix publishes these ratios rounded to the point. The ratio on the original price divides by the first listed price: when it is lower, sellers cut their price before selling. 2026 (Jan. to Sep.) is a partial year. Our pages days on market in Westmount and homes for sale in Westmount read the same years from the speed and inventory side.
Frequently asked questions
At what percentage of asking does a house sell in Westmount in 2026?
On average 96% of the asking price for a house sold in Westmount from January to September 2026 (137 sales), against 94% in 2025 and 94% in 2016.
Did houses sell over asking in Westmount in 2021?
No, not on average: 97% of asking in 2021, the decade's peak. The bidding-war peak was 2021 (97%); in 2026 we are at 96%.
Can you still negotiate a house price in Westmount?
Yes: 4% under asking on average in 2026, against 6% in 2016. The margin exists, but it is thinner than ten years ago.
Source: Centris (Matrix), Statistics module, queries of September 30, 2026 for the municipality of Westmount: 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 Westmount, from the same Centris listings:
- Buyer's or seller's market in Westmount
- Houses that do not sell in Westmount
- Home prices in Westmount, ten years
Each series is recalculated from actual sales, aggregates only.
And the houses that do not sell in Westmount:
Expired listings and failure rate, year by year, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And the average house price in Westmount:
Mean, median and asking price, year by year, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And the sales volume in Westmount:
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 Westmount:
What a house bought in each year since 2016 is worth today, ten years from the same Centris listings.
And the jump from condo to house in Westmount:
The gap between house and condo year by year, and how much of it the condo's gain covers, ten years from the same Centris listings.
All the statistics in Westmount at a glance:
Twelve 2026 Centris indicators, the city's rank on each, and a link to ten years of detail.
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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.