Montérégie real estate market 2026: are we really in a buyers' market?
Real estate market in Montérégie 2026: are we really in a buyer’s market?
I like forming my own opinion, and I love statistics!
There is a lot of talking going on about the real estate market in Montérégie these days.
Some are already talking about a buyer’s market, others about a significant slowdown. So I took the time to look at the numbers, compare 2025 to 2026, and here is what I can tell you.
Yes, the real estate market in Montérégie is evolving. But the statistics tell a much more nuanced — and rather positive — story.
In short: no, the data I analyze does not yet show a true generalized buyer’s market in Montérégie. They show a market that is rebalancing.
Buyers have more choices in 2026
This is probably the most obvious change.
For single-family detached homes in Montérégie, the number of properties available is higher in 2026 than at the same time in 2025.
At the end of summer, my research shows about 10 to 12% more properties on the market than at the same date last year.
For buyers, this is good news!
More choices allow for comparing properties more, taking a bit more time to think, and, depending on the property and area, regain some bargaining margin.
After a few years where decisions sometimes had to be made very quickly, this return to a bit more balance can certainly do some good.
The number of sales has slightly decreased
From January to August, my research indicates about 5 to 6% fewer sales in 2026 than during the same period in 2025 for single-family detached homes in Montérégie.
That’s a sign that the market is loosening.
But it’s important to make a distinction: a decrease in the number of transactions does not automatically mean we are in a buyer’s market.
To understand what is really happening, you need to look at several indicators together.
And that’s where it becomes interesting.
Do homes take longer to sell in Montérégie?
One might think that with more properties available and slightly fewer transactions, selling times would have increased.
Yet, that’s not what the data I analyzed shows.
For single-family detached homes in Montérégie, the average selling time was around 44 to 45 days in 2025.
So far in 2026, it’s around 40 days.
Times obviously fluctuate with the seasons. In 2026, for example, the average time was about 51 days in January, then dropped to about 32 days in June, before rising again to around 44 to 46 days at the end of summer.
Despite these normal variations, one thing stands out: the properties that sell don’t take longer to find a buyer than in 2025.
So far, they have actually sold slightly faster.
Should sellers accept much less than their asking price?
This is another data point I find particularly interesting.
The ratio between the sale price and the original asking price generally remains around 96 to 98% in 2026.
And this ratio is very similar to what was observed in 2025.
In other words, even if buyers have more choices, the data I analyzed do not currently show a substantial and generalized decrease in the ratio between the original asking price and the price at which properties end up selling.
Of course, each property is different.
Location, the condition of the property, the price range, competition and especially its positioning on the market can have a considerable impact on the outcome.
So, are we really in a buyer’s market in Montérégie?
I wouldn’t be ready to say so.
What the statistics show me more like is a real estate market slowly rebalancing.
On one hand, buyers have more properties to choose from and are beginning to regain some maneuvering room.
On the other hand, properties that find a buyer continue to sell in relatively short times, while the ratio between sale price and original asking price remains fairly stable.
For me, the distinction is important:
A market more favorable to buyers is not necessarily a buyer’s market.
And I find this rebalancing to be rather good news.
Good news for buyers… and for sellers
For buyers, the current market can offer more choice and a bit less pressure.
It may be possible to take more time to compare properties and, in some situations, negotiate terms that would have been much harder to obtain when inventory was extremely limited.
For sellers, the statistics remain encouraging as well.
Properties continue to sell in relatively short times and the ratio between the sale price and the original asking price remains near the levels observed in 2025.
That said, in a market where buyers have more choices, a property's positioning becomes even more important.
A well-prepared, well-presented property and, above all, properly positioned relative to its market can stand out much more easily.
There isn’t only one real estate market in Montérégie
That’s probably one of the most important things to remember when talking about real estate statistics.
Montérégie is vast. (and beautiful but that is another subject!)
The market for a home in Beauharnois can be very different from that of a property in Châteauguay, Léry, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Mercier, Saint-Lambert or Brossard.
Even within a single municipality, the picture can change depending on the neighborhood, the price range and the type of property.
A house priced at $450,000 and a property at $900,000 are not necessarily facing the same pool of buyers or the same level of competition.
That’s why broad trends are useful to understand the Montérégie real estate market, but local analysis remains essential when it’s time to make a real estate decision.
My pulse on the Montérégie real estate market
If I had to summarize what the statistics show me in September 2026, it would be this:
The market is slowing slightly but not stopping. Inventory is increasing. Buyers are regaining choice. Sales are slightly fewer. Yet, sale times remain short and the ratio between the sale price and the original asking price remains relatively stable.
I therefore see more of a gradual return to balance than a true generalized shift toward a buyer’s market.
And after the last few years we’ve known, a market where both buyers and sellers can find their footing may not be a bad thing at all.
I like forming my own opinion, but above all I like to look at the numbers before labeling the market.
Headlines can give us an impression of the market.
Statistics, on the other hand, let us take its pulse.
Would you like to know the market’s pulse in your area?
Montérégie statistics provide an excellent overall view, but your property has its own market.
A municipality, a neighborhood, a price range or simply the characteristics of a home can completely change the portrait.
If you’re thinking of buying or selling a property in Montérégie, write to me. I can review with you the data for your area and show you what is really happening there.
Cindy Doucet
Residential real estate broker
RE/MAX Royal Jordan inc.
My Montérégie — See you at the market
Source and methodology: my analysis conducted in September 2026 from my own research performed in the Centris system for real estate brokers. Data pertaining to single-family detached properties in Montérégie. Sales volume comparisons use comparable periods from January to August 2025 and January to August 2026. 2026 data are partial and may evolve by the end of the year.