News: Vancouver Real Estate Market

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...

Royal LePage expects sidelined buyers to re-engage this quarter ahead of expected rate cuts by the Bank of Canada.

National Summary

National aggregate home price increased 4.3% year over year in Q4 2023; decreased 1.7% quarter over quarter. Aggregate home price in greater regions of Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver posted gains of 5.1%, 4.1% and 2.7% year over year, respectively, in final quarter of 2023.

Among report’s major regions, Calgary recorded highest year over year price appreciation (10.7%);...

The residential home sales in the region reached 2,150 in February 2020, a 44.9% increase when compared to the 1,484 sales that were recorded in February 2019, and a 36.9% increase from the 1,571 homes sold in January 2020 as reported by The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV).

Last month's sales were 15.6% below the 10-year February sales average.

"Home buyer demand again saw strong year-over-year increases in February while the total inventory of homes for sale struggled to keep pace,"...