Blog & News: Vancouver Real Estate Market

Home sales in the first half of the year were much slower than our H1 forecast had anticipated.

While it's difficult to pin the blame entirely on the economic uncertainty arising from the tariff-related...

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...

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...

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...

VANCOUVER, BC – July 3, 2025 – Following a turbulent first half of the year, MLS®-registered home sales across Metro Vancouver are beginning to show signs of recovery—down 10% year-over-year, a notable...

The Metro Vancouver housing market continued its slow pace in May 2025, as rising inventory levels failed to translate into increased sales activity. According to the latest data from the Greater Vancouver...

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...

Activity picked up pace in the final quarter of 2024, leading to moderate price increases and paving the way for a brisk spring market.

Highlights:

• Royal LePage forecasts that the aggregate price of Canadian...

Home sales registered on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in Metro Vancouver increased over 30 % in December, compared to the previous year, signaling strengthening demand-side momentum to close-out...

The predicted decline of interest rates along with new lending rules will bring buyers back to the market next year.

Highlights:

• Royal LePage forecasts that the aggregate price of Canadian homes will increase...

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®...

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...

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....

The number of transactions on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) saw a decline in May compared to the usual for this period in Metro Vancouver, contributing to the ongoing accumulation of homes available...

Active home listings on the MLS® in Metro Vancouver continued to rise in April, showing a 42% year-over-year increase, surpassing the 12,000 mark—a level last observed in the region during the summer of...

After reaching record-setting levels in 2021, home sale activity has returned to more typical seasonal levels in Metro Vancouver this spring due, in large part, to rising interest rates.

The Real Estate...

Housing demand in Metro Vancouver* continues to outpace historical averages with November sales eclipsing 3,000 for the first time since 2015.   

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV)...

 

Vancouver, BC – May 31, 2018. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2018 Second Quarter Housing Forecast today.

 

Multiple Listing Service® (MLS® )...