News: Vancouver Real Estate Market

A further interest rate cut from the Bank of Canada, combined with softer prices, pushed MLS® home sales in Metro Vancouver modestly above last September’s levels.

The Greater Vancouver REALTORS® (GVR) reports that residential sales in the region totalled 1,875 in September 2025, a 1.2% increase from the 1,852 sales recorded in September 2024. This was 20.1% below the 10-year seasonal average (2,348). 

"With another cut to Bank of Canada’s policy rate behind us, and markets pricing in at least one more...

Easing prices brought more Metro Vancouver homebuyers off the sidelines in August, with home sales on the MLS® up nearly 3% from August last year. 

The Greater Vancouver REALTORS® (GVR) reports that residential sales in the region totalled 1,959 in August 2025, a 2.9% increase from the 1,904 sales recorded in August 2024. This was 19.2% below the 10-year seasonal average (2,424). 

“The August sales figures add further confirmation that sales activity across Metro Vancouver appears to...

VANCOUVER - August 5, 2025 - Home sales registered on the MLS® across Metro Vancouver in July extended the early signs of recovery that emerged in June, now down just two per cent from July of last year. 

The Greater Vancouver REALTORS® (GVR) reports that residential sales in the region totalled 2,286 in July 2025, a 2% decrease from the 2,333 sales recorded in July 2024. This was 13.9% below the 10-year seasonal average (2,656).  

“The June data showed early signs of sales activity...

While the Metro Vancouver market ended 2023 in balanced market territory, in January conditions began shifting back in favor of sellers as the pace of newly listed properties did not keep up with the jump in home sales.

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that in the region residential sales totaled 1,427 in January 2024, a 38.5% increase from the 1,030 sales recorded in January 2023. This was 20.2% below the 10-year seasonal average (1,788).

“It’s hard to believe that...

REBGV Market Activity – June 2023

The Greater Vancouver real estate housing market is showing some conflicting indicators, suggesting a potential shift on the horizon. While the REBGV aggregate HPI benchmark price rose to $1,203,000, the overall average sales price experienced a decline, marking the first decrease since January. In June, the aggregate average property value decreased by $41,275, resulting in a final price of $1,270,619. However, when compared to the previous year, average sale prices...

In January 2020, a total of 4,426 residential units were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®), as reposted by the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA). This was an increase of 23.7% when compared to 3,579 units sold in January 2019.

The total sales dollar volume was $3.2 billion in January, which is a 35% increase over 2019. The average MLS® residential price in BC was $725,370, a 9.1% increase from $664,633 recorded the previous year.

"Housing markets in BC are...