BC sales, inventory, construction, rental, and affordability signals with the source and time period attached.
Every report separates confirmed facts, interpretation, and unresolved questions. Sources are attached to the article—not hidden behind a generic bibliography.
BCREA forecasts 68,700 residential sales in 2026, a 2.1% decline, with the provincial average price down 1.4%. Here is what those province-wide figures can and cannot tell buyers.
Greater Vancouver REALTORS reported 2,390 June 2026 sales, up 9.6% year over year and 12.4% below the ten-year seasonal average.
CMHC reports starts, units under construction, completions, absorption, and unabsorbed inventory separately. Each answers a different housing-supply question.
Asking rent, average occupied rent, purpose-built vacancy, condo rental vacancy, and rent growth describe different parts of the market.
We start with legislation, municipal records, regulators, and official datasets. News releases are evidence of what an organization says—not proof of outcomes beyond the release.
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