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Longueuil · Quebec · First-time buyer

Buying your first home in Longueuil

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Entry-level scenario · Longueuil
On a $385,000 Longueuil condominium — Le Vieux-Longueuil
Condominium — Le Vieux-Longueuil median, Q2 2026 · 189 sales — not the $628,000 all-types median
Down payment
5% — whole price is under $500K
$19,250
Insurance premium
4.00% CMHC/Sagen/CG at 95.0% LTV · financed
$14,630
Mortgage amount
At 4.09% · 30-yr amort
$380,380
QC welcome tax, after rebate
$3,886 less a $3,886 first-time rebate
$0
Est. monthly payment
Principal + interest only
$1,828/mo
Cash to close, on top
Tax, legal, title, inspection, adjustments
$4,467
At the $628,000 all-types median the same rules give $37,800 down and $2,950/mo, needing about $134,000 of household income against $85,000 here.
Illustrative only. Your rate and amount depend on your file. An advisor will give you your exact numbers.
First-time buyer mortgages in Longueuil

What does a first-time buyer mortgage look like in Longueuil?

Longueuil's median single-family home price was $628,000 in Q2 2026, across 178 sales. First-time buyers targeting entry stock in Saint-Hubert or Greenfield Park are shopping the condominium — Le Vieux-Longueuil band at $385,000, not Longueuil's $628,000 all-types median — at the legal minimum that is $19,250 down and roughly $1,828/mo principal + interest at 4.09%, with the FHSA and RRSP Home Buyers' Plan stacked against it and a $3,886 first-time-buyer rebate against the welcome tax.

Centris (APCIQ), Q2 2026. Source.

Written by the Mortgage Squad Advisors Editorial Team · Reviewed by Surrayya Afzal, Principal Broker, FSRA #M14001433 · Figures current to June 2026

Down payment min
5%
On insured mortgage, first $500K
FHSA room
$40K
Tax-deductible + tax-free withdrawal
RRSP HBP
$60K
Per spouse, repay over 15 yrs
Pre-approval
24 hr
Soft credit only

Which Longueuil homes do first-time buyers start with?

Longueuil in the Q2 2026 Centris release, borough by borough. The type of home you shop sets your down payment, whether insurance is available, and the income you need. The highlighted row is the one this page uses.

Single-family — Le Vieux-LongueuilPrice: $628,000Sales: 178Minimum down: $37,800
Single-family — Saint-HubertPrice: $602,500Sales: 201Minimum down: $35,250
Single-family — Greenfield ParkPrice: $606,250Sales: 34Minimum down: $35,625
Condominium — Le Vieux-Longueuilmodelled herePrice: $385,000Sales: 189Minimum down: $19,250
Plex (2–5 units) — Le Vieux-LongueuilPrice: $853,000Sales: 72Minimum down: $60,300

Centris (APCIQ), Q2 2026. Source. Minimum down payment is the federal tiered rule applied to each row, not a board figure.

How does Longueuil compare with nearby markets?

Rates are the same across the boundary. The price is not, so the file changes. In Longueuil, legal minimum down is about $37,800.

First-time buyer mortgages: Longueuil against the markets around it2 markets · Laval, Brossard
Legal minimum down in Longueuil and nearby markets, 5% to $500,000, 10% above, 20% over $1.5M.
LongueuilPrice: $628,000 medianLegal minimum down: $37,800vs Longueuil: —
LavalPrice: $634,000 medianLegal minimum down: $38,400vs Longueuil: +$600
BrossardPrice: $732,950 medianLegal minimum down: $48,295vs Longueuil: +$10,495

The same arithmetic (5% to $500,000, 10% above, 20% over $1.5M) on each market’s own board release, as cited on its page. Illustrative arithmetic, not a quote.

The down payment on a $385,000 Longueuil condominium — Le Vieux-Longueuil

A $385,000 purchase is entirely below the $500,000 threshold, so the minimum is a straight 5% — $19,250. Against that, the two registered accounts do most of the work.

More detail

One person's full FHSA ($40,000) and Home Buyers' Plan ($60,000) is $100,000; a couple who have both maxed can bring $200,000 of tax-advantaged money to the table. On this file one person's full room covers the $19,250 minimum outright, with $80,750 left for the cash-to-close below.

How a first-time buyer mortgage works — the rules, the penalties and the paperwork that are the same in every city — is covered in full on our first-time buyer mortgages guide. This page keeps to what is different in Longueuil.

First-time buyer mortgages across Longueuil

Does your Longueuil neighbourhood change the file?

Yes. From Saint-Hubert to Le Vieux-Longueuil, the usual type of home in each area changes how a first-time buyer file is underwritten.

What each Longueuil neighbourhood means for a first-time buyer mortgage4 areas · Saint-Hubert, Greenfield Park, LeMoyne, Le Vieux-Longueuil

Saint-Hubert, Greenfield Park, LeMoyne

Post-war detached and plex · 1950s–70s detached, mature lots · Small older detached and plex

Long tenure and low turnover mean fewer listings but very predictable comparables, which is what makes an appraisal straightforward on a first purchase. Older stock brings wiring, roof and furnace age into the insurer's questions as much as the lender's.

Le Vieux-Longueuil

Pre-war and post-war detached, plex and converted condo around the historic core

A condominium purchase is underwritten with the corporation as well as with you: the status certificate can surface reserve-fund or special-assessment problems that stall an approval no matter how strong your own file is.

Regional Quebec lenders we shop, alongside the big banks and national lenders:

Desjardins Laurentian Bank
Longueuil market

What Longueuil’s market means for your first-time buyer mortgage.

Longueuil recorded 178 sales with an average days on market of 20 days (Centris (APCIQ) Q2 2026, Le Vieux-Longueuil). South-shore Montreal; affordable family market.

FAQ

First-time buyer mortgages in Longueuil — common questions.

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What does a first-time buyer mortgage work out to on Longueuil's Q2 2026 median price?

Longueuil (Le Vieux-Longueuil) median price, single-family homes — Centris (APCIQ) put the Longueuil median at <strong>$628,000</strong> for Q2 2026. For a first-time buyer mortgage that makes the legal minimum down about <strong>$37,800</strong> (5% to $500,000, 10% above, 20% over $1.5M). The same board counted 178 Longueuil sales in Q2 2026, with an average days on market of 20 days. Your own property and balance replace these numbers on the file.

How much does the first-time buyer mortgage figure change between condominium — le vieux-longueuil and plex (2–5 units) — le vieux-longueuil in Longueuil?

Longueuil's board publishes each segment separately, and the gap is the point. At the condominium — le vieux-longueuil median of $385,000 the legal minimum down is about <strong>$19,250</strong>; at the plex (2–5 units) — le vieux-longueuil median of $853,000 it is about <strong>$60,300</strong>. The table on this page carries every row from the same Q2 2026 release.

How does Longueuil compare with Laval and Brossard for a first-time buyer mortgage?

On each market's own cited figure, the legal minimum down is $37,800 in Longueuil against Laval $38,400 (median $634,000); Brossard $48,295 (median $732,950). The comparison is the same arithmetic on a different price, which is why moving the search one municipality over changes the file before it changes the rate — lenders price the same product the same way across Quebec.

What transfer tax applies to a $628,000 purchase in Longueuil?

About <strong>$7,531</strong> at the median. It is paid in cash on closing (or, in Quebec, billed by the municipality afterwards) and cannot be added to the mortgage. Our <a href="/land-transfer-tax-calculator">land transfer tax calculator</a> runs your own price.

What's the average first-time buyer file size in Longueuil?

Longueuil's median single-family home price is approximately $628,000, so the typical first-time buyer file we see here sits in the $533,800–$722,200 band. Your specific neighbourhood and property type can move that materially.

What does a first-time buyer mortgage cost on a typical Longueuil home?

On Longueuil's $628,000 median single-family home price, a representative first-time buyer file at minimum down works out to about $37,800 down and roughly $2,950/mo (principal + interest at 4.09% over a 30-year amortization). Budget about $7,531 for Longueuil’s welcome tax on top, which the city bills months AFTER closing rather than collecting on the day. Your exact numbers depend on the property and your file — we run them precisely before you commit.

Why compare lenders for a first-time buyer mortgage in Longueuil?

Because the lender decides more than the rate: how Greater MTL property types are read, how much of your income counts, and what the file costs to move. In Quebec the file is placed by a mortgage professional licensed in Quebec, through our partner network.

How much do I need for a down payment in Longueuil?

On the $385,000 condominium — Le Vieux-Longueuil figure, the legal minimum is $19,250 — 5%. The whole purchase sits under the $500,000 threshold, so the flat 5% rule genuinely applies here. Anything under 20% down also means a default-insurance premium — 4.00% on this file, or $14,630, financed into the mortgage. We model the insured and conventional paths side by side so the choice is yours rather than the lender's.

What are the closing costs for a first-time buyer in Longueuil?

Budget roughly $4,467 beyond the $19,250 down payment on a $385,000 purchase: $0 in welcome tax after the $3,886 rebate, about $1,800 in legal fees, $350 for title insurance, $500 for an inspection, $1,317 of provincial sales tax on the insurance premium, and around $500 in adjustments for prepaid property tax and utilities. Add $300-$500 if the lender orders an appraisal. All of it is cash at closing — the insurance premium itself is the one item that gets financed, and in Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan the tax on that premium specifically cannot be.

Who regulates a first-time buyer mortgage in Quebec?

Mortgage brokering in Quebec is regulated by the AMF (Autorité des marchés financiers). Mortgage Squad Advisors is licensed by FSRA in Ontario (Brokerage #13737) and serves clients across Canada: Quebec files are processed by licensed mortgage professionals in your jurisdiction through our partner network, in compliance with AMF requirements. All advisors are FINTRAC-trained. Ask us for the registration details that apply to your file.

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