US EditionVancouver area saw least home sales in more than two decades in 2025: board
Metro Vancouver recorded 23,800 home sales in 2025, 24.7% below the decade average, with listings reaching a record high of over 65,000, Greater Vancouver Realtors said.
- On Jan 5, 2026, the Greater Vancouver Realtors reported Metro Vancouver had its weakest yearly home-sales tally in over two decades, with residential sales totaling 23,800 in 2025, a 10.4 per cent decrease from 2024.
- Sellers brought the highest total of listings since the mid-1990s, surpassing the 2008 record by more than 1,000, with the MLS showing 65,335 listings in 2025, an 8.2 per cent increase from 2024.
- GVR's price index showed a 4.5 per cent year-over-year dip, with the MLS benchmark price at $1,114,800 at the end of 2025, `for the history books`
- Last month 1,537 homes changed hands, 20.7 per cent below the 10-year seasonal average for December, and Andrew Lis said homebuyers in 2026 face favourable conditions as trade tensions eased.
- 2025 sales were 24.7 per cent below the 10-year annual sales average of 31,625, highlighting the depth of the downturn.
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Vancouver area saw least home sales in more than two decades in 2025: board
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Metro Vancouver sees lowest housing sales in over two decades
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Metro Vancouver home sales plunge to lowest level since the ‘90s
Home sales across Metro Vancouver fell sharply in 2025, posting the lowest annual total in more than two decades, according to new data from Greater Vancouver Realtors (GVR). Recorded residential sales totalled 23,800 last year, down 10.4 per cent from 26,561 sales in 2024 and 9.3 per cent below the 26,249 transactions recorded in 2023. The annual total was also 24.7 per cent below the region’s 10-year average of 31,625 sales. “This year was on…
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