Gatineau in Q1 2026
Gatineau recorded 936 residential sales in the first quarter of 2026, down 10% from Q1 2025. The median single-family price held nearly flat at $489,950, down just 1% year-over-year — a far smaller decline than the drop in sales volume would suggest. Active listings rose 18% year-over-year to 1,394, indicating supply building faster than demand.
The Chambre immobilière de l'Outaouais (CIO), which reports jointly with QPAREB (APCIQ), characterized the quarter as the start of a market realignment:
Because Gatineau's board does not publish monthly figures, there is no way to see how conditions evolved month-to-month within the quarter — the Q1 numbers above are a three-month aggregate (January through March 2026).
Sales & Price Detail
No condo or plex price breakdown was published in the Q1 2026 CIO/QPAREB release — figures above cover the single-family segment, which is the only property type this report breaks out by median price.
A more recent but far less detailed figure has since surfaced from a provincial roundup: Gatineau recorded 1,310 transactions in Q2 2026, down 15% year-over-year — described as the region's third consecutive quarterly sales decline. No median price, active listings, or property-type breakdown accompanied this figure. Treat it as a directional signal only, not a substitute for a full board report.
What's Shaping Gatineau's Market
National Capital Region economics: Gatineau's economy is closely tied to federal government employment across the river in Ottawa. Slower federal hiring and public-sector uncertainty over 2025–2026 are among the factors CIO has pointed to in describing the market's "realignment."
Rising inventory, falling sales: Active listings up 18% year-over-year against sales down 10% in Q1, followed by a further reported 15% year-over-year sales decline in the Q2 preliminary figure, points to a consistent softening trend across the first half of 2026 — three straight quarters of declining transaction volume per the CIO/QPAREB roundup.
Reporting cadence: Because CIO and QPAREB report quarterly rather than monthly for Gatineau, this page will not be as current as our Montréal or Québec City reports between quarterly releases. Check back for the full Q2 2026 narrative report once it's published, or the Q3 2026 report once available.
Quebec's welcome tax: Every property transfer in Quebec triggers the "welcome tax" (droit de mutation immobilière), a municipal land transfer tax charged on closing. See our Quebec mortgage guide, the Quebec mortgage rules explainer, our land transfer tax calculator, and the provincial transfer tax guide.
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Gatineau Rents
No corroborated rent figure was available for Gatineau specifically at time of publication. For current rental benchmarks across Canadian cities, see our national rent report.
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Market data on this page is compiled from the Chambre immobilière de l'Outaouais (CIO) and QPAREB (APCIQ), Rentals.ca, and other sources cited above. While every effort is made to ensure accuracy, this information may contain errors, may not reflect the most current figures, or may change after publication. Nothing on this page constitutes financial, legal, or investment advice. Before making any purchase, financing, or investment decision, verify current data directly with the original source. Nordaux and its affiliates are not liable for any loss or damage arising from reliance on this information.