Monthly report · South Shore · August 2026
Every month, the South Shore in numbers from official APCIQ data: prices, days on market, supply, sector by sector, and what it changes if you are selling or buying.
In August 2026 Montreal's South Shore posted a single-family median of $655,000 (+4 % year over year) and the shortest days on market in the metropolitan area, 37 days, tied with the North Shore. But supply jumped: 3,703 active listings, +28 %, the largest increase of any suburban ring, while sales fell 15 % (664 transactions). Condos sold for $400,000. The market is still technically a seller's market below $960,000 (under 4 months of inventory), but the balance of power is shifting fast: this is the month buyers got choice back without prices giving way.
| South Shore, August 2026 (APCIQ) | Value | Year over year | July 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-family, median price | $655,000 | +4 % | $643,000 |
| Days on market, single-family | 37 days | shortest in Greater Montreal | 34 days |
| Condo, median price | $400,000 | n/a | $410,650 |
| Sales | 664 | -15 % | n/a |
| Active listings | 3,703 | +28 % | n/a |
Three facts sum up August. First, the South Shore took back the crown for the shortest days on market (37) that Laval had taken in July with 27; Laval climbed back to 40. Second, supply jumped as it had not since 2019: +28 % active listings, against +18 % for the whole CMA. Third, prices did not move the wrong way: +4 % year over year for single-family homes, while the island of Montreal did +2 %. The market is not falling, it is giving buyers time and choice again.
On the ground: offers with inspection and financing conditions, accepted; well-prepared homes still gone in under three weeks in the fast sectors (Boucherville, Old Longueuil, Sainte-Julie); and overpriced listings sitting 60 days before dropping. The difference between the two is the first-day price.
Monthly statistics stop at the broad sector; the quarterly barometer details ten sub-sectors. Here is the latest, for the second quarter, which serves as the reference until the third-quarter release in October.
| Sub-sector (APCIQ barometer, Q2 2026) | Single-family, median | 1 year | 5 years | Days on market | Condo, median | Condo days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauguay | $525,000 | 0% | 43 % | 36 | $400,000 | 30 |
| Sud-ouest de la Rive-Sud | $620,000 | 5% | 42 % | 38 | $395,000 | 31 |
| Candiac/LaPrairie | $820,000 | 4% | 33 % | 39 | $450,000 | 45 |
| Brossard/Saint-Lambert | $803,000 | 2% | 26 % | 41 | $404,000 | 50 |
| Vieux-Longueuil | $623,000 | 6% | 36 % | 21 | $385,000 | 41 |
| Saint-Hubert | $602,500 | 5% | 36 % | 29 | $376,500 | 38 |
| Boucherville/Saint-Bruno | $800,000 | -2 % | 38 % | 20 | $500,000 | 35 |
| Sainte-Julie/Varennes | $630,000 | 0% | 49 % | 22 | $391,000 | 28 |
| Beloeil/Mont-Saint-Hilaire | $650,000 | 2% | 43 % | 23 | $409,500 | 28 |
| Chambly | $727,000 | 10 % | 43 % | 36 | $412,500 | 28 |
Three readings. Boucherville and Saint-Bruno sell in 20 days, the shortest on the South Shore, at $800,000. Brossard and Saint-Lambert are the other extreme: 41 days, the most choice, at $803,000. And Chambly posts the strongest annual rise (+10 %, at $727,000). Over five years, Sainte-Julie and Varennes (+49 %) and the south-west (+42 %) gained the most; Brossard and Saint-Lambert the least (+26 %), because they started higher. See home prices by city on the South Shore and living in Brossard.
| Price range (single-family, 12 months to Q2 2026) | Months of inventory | Market |
|---|---|---|
| < 320K | 2.8 months | Seller |
| 320K - 480K | 2.2 months | Seller |
| 480K - 800K | 2.7 months | Seller |
| 800K - 960K | 3.9 months | Seller |
| >= 960K | 6.3 months | Seller |
The 4-month inventory threshold separates a seller's market from a balanced one. On the South Shore every range below $960,000 still favoured the seller in Q2; above it, 6.3 months of inventory is a market where the buyer negotiates. With 28 % more supply in August these numbers are rising: we will update them as soon as the Q3 barometer is out.
According to the APCIQ monthly statistics released September 4, 2026, the Montreal metropolitan area recorded 2,853 residential sales in August, down 13 % year over year and a sixth consecutive monthly decline. Active listings climbed to 20,128 (+18 %), with 5,874 new listings (+7 %). Median prices are holding: $650,000 for a single-family home (+2.8 %, 42 days), $437,250 for a condo (+3.6 %, 62 days) and $856,000 for a plex (+1.7 %, 52 days). The APCIQ summed up the month by saying the rebalancing is now reaching the suburban rings. The full picture is in Montreal real estate market statistics and the forecasts in our 2027 forecast.
No. The median single-family home is at $655,000 in August 2026, up 4 % year over year. What is falling is sales (-15 %) and speed (37 days versus 34 in July). Supply is up 28 %.
Boucherville and Saint-Bruno, in 20 days in Q2 2026, followed by Old Longueuil (21 days) and Sainte-Julie and Varennes (22 days). Brossard and Saint-Lambert are the slowest at 41 days.
Not yet below $960,000 (under 4 months of inventory in Q2). Above $960,000, yes: 6.3 months of inventory. The threshold to watch: 45 days on market two months in a row.
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Published September 5, 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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