Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles house market — August 2026
Based on 5 actual sales · CourtiConnect
Market context: house in Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
The housing market in Rivière-des-Prairies/Pointe-aux-Trembles recorded 5 sales in August 2026, establishing a median price of $849,900 and an average price of $807,980 for the period. This neighbourhood continues to position itself as more affordable than Montréal overall, trading at 9.3% below the city's median house price of $937,000 over the trailing twelve months, which was calculated from 1,874 documented sales across all of Montréal. This price gap reflects the neighbourhood's appeal to buyers seeking value while remaining within the island market. The average time on market for properties in Rivière-des-Prairies/Pointe-aux-Trembles stood at 106 days, a metric that reveals a market moving at a measured pace. This duration suggests neither a rapid turnover typical of highly competitive markets nor an extended holding period, but rather a balanced environment where properties spend a reasonable timeframe finding their buyers. Such a rhythm allows both purchasers and vendors adequate opportunity to evaluate opportunities without urgency pressuring negotiations. Among the 5 documented sales, the average sale-to-asking price ratio was 0.983, indicating that properties across these transactions sold slightly below their listed asking prices on average. This ratio, observed across the documented sales in the neighbourhood, suggests that while buyers maintain reasonable negotiating leverage, the market has not shifted dramatically in either direction. Vendors may find modest expectations necessary, though the proximity to parity reflects a neighbourhood market that remains relatively balanced. The building stock in Rivière-des-Prairies/Pointe-aux-Trembles, as reflected in the August sales, is split between two construction periods: 40% of the documented sales involved homes built before 1980, while 60% were constructed between 1980 and 2010. This composition indicates a neighbourhood characterized primarily by mid-to-recent vintage housing stock, with a meaningful share of older, established properties that may offer larger lots or distinctive character alongside more contemporary constructions with updated systems and finishes. Over the 5 sales recorded, 60% concluded without a legal warranty of quality, a factor that reflects standard real estate practice and underscores the importance of prospective buyers engaging in customary due diligence such as professional home inspections and thorough title verification before committing to purchase. For sellers, this neighbourhood's activity over the past six months—with the median price climbing 34.9%—suggests opportunity in the current listing environment. For buyers, the persistent affordability relative to the broader city, combined with the moderate days-on-market figure, presents the possibility of deliberate selection from available inventory. To assess whether a specific property aligns with current market conditions, consider using the real estate estimator tool, which can help contextualize individual listings within the neighbourhood's established price range and recent transaction patterns.