The BC housing market entered 2025 with a sense of optimism. After a slow couple of years, sales were finally rebounding, thanks to falling interest rates and pent-up demand. But just as momentum began...
Blog & News: Vancouver Real Estate Market
A Buyer’s Market Without Buyers
Home sales in Metro Vancouver fell to their lowest March levels since 2019, while the number of active listings continued to rise.
According to the Greater Vancouver REALTORS® (GVR), 2,091 residential properties...
Metro Vancouver’s housing market balances in February
The number of newly listed properties on the MLS® in Metro Vancouver rose more moderately in February, after a 46% year-over-year increase of new listings in January, helping keep market conditions in balanced...
Home sellers kick off 2025 with strong activity
Newly listed Metro Vancouver homes on the MLS® rose 46% year-over-year in January. Sellers appear to be eager to enter the market to start the year.
The Greater Vancouver REALTORS® (GVR) reports that residential...
Home buyer demand continues to strengthen in November

Home sales registered in the MLS® in Metro Vancouver increased 28% year-over-year in November, building on the momentum of the 30 % year-over-year rise seen in October.
The Greater Vancouver REALTORS®...
Buyer demand surges in October

After months of tracking approximately 20% below the ten-year seasonal average, Metro Vancouver home sales surged more than 30% year-over-year in October.
The Greater Vancouver REALTORS® (GVR) reports...
Buyers remain cautious to begin the fall market
Home sales registered on the MLS® in Metro Vancouver declined 3.8% year over year in September, suggesting recent reductions in borrowing costs are having a limited effect in spurring demand so far.
Greater...
Sellers await buyers’ return after quieter summer market
Home sales registered on the MLS® in Metro Vancouver remained below their 10 year seasonal averages in August as summer holidays come to a close.
The Greater Vancouver REALTORS® (GVR) reports...
More selection not translating to more transactions
Newly listed properties registered on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) rose nearly 20% year over year in July, helping to maintain a healthy level of inventory in the Metro Vancouver housing market....
1 in 4 Canadians intend to buy an investment property in the next five years
51 % of current investors and 23% of non-investors are considering buying an investment property before 2028
Despite higher lending rates and lower levels of inventory, the desire to own a home in Canada...
Spring sees price increases while supply remains dormant
Home prices in Metro Vancouver's housing market saw modest increases in March, despite new listings remaining below long-term historical averages. However, data from March suggests that home sales are ...
Property sales move below long-term averages and inventory remains low to start 2023
Inventory remains low in Metro Vancouver while home sales dipped well below monthly historical averages in January.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential home sales...
Climbing mortgage rates brought uncertainty and prudence to Greater Vancouver’s real estate market in 2022
After seeing record sales and prices during the pandemic, Metro Vancouver's housing market experienced a year of caution in 2022 due to rising borrowing costs fueled by the Bank of Canada's ongoing battle...
Real estate activity trends below long-term averages in November
While typically a quiet month of market activity based on seasonal patterns, November home sale and listing totals lagged below the region’s long-term averages.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver...
Inflation and rising interest rates continue to weigh on Metro Vancouver's housing market
Home sale activity across the Metro Vancouver housing market continued to trend well below historical averages in October.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential home...
Metro Vancouver home buyer demand continues to ease
Metro Vancouver's housing market has entered a new cycle marked by quieter home buyer demand and a gradual rise in the supply of homes for sale.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports...
Greater Vancouver home sales come back to more traditional levels in April
Home buyer demand returned to more typical levels in April.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential home sales in the region totalled 3,232 in April 2022, a 34.1% decrease...
BCREA'S 30 POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS TO STRENGTHEN CONSUMER PROTECTION IN REAL ESTATE
The BC Real Estate Association (BCREA), with support of BC’s real estate boards, published a white paper on February 28, 2022 that contains 30 policy recommendations for the provincial government....
NEW SYSTEMS TAKE SHAPE AS HOME SALES AND LISTINGS DROP AMID THE PANDEMIC
In April 2020, the residential home sales in the region totaled 1,109 as per the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV). This is a 39.4% decrease from the 1,829 sales recorded in April 2019 and...
CANADA HOME PRICES INCREASED 2.2% IN FOURTH QUARTER OF 2019
The aggregate price of a home in Canada increased 2.2% year-over-year to $648,544 in the fourth quarter of 2019 as reported by the Royal LePage House Price Survey. As we have seen in the third quarter,...