In most cities, more space means a bigger yard; in Vancouver, it often means a closer mountain view instead.
Buyers weighing a bigger place outside the city are also giving up how close those mountains and the water stay.
Much of Vancouver's housing sits within a short drive of the coastline and the North Shore mountains.
From many downtown streets, those peaks are visible above the rooftops on a clear September day.
Would you trade square footage for that kind of daily view?

In Mid-Q3, Metro Vancouver recorded 1.9K residential sales, a soft finish to summer 2026 and another month of activity below the year's earlier forecast.
Metro Vancouver's composite benchmark reached $1.08M in Mid-Q3, slipping MoM from Early-Q3 as buyer-friendly conditions continued building across the overall market recently.
Active inventory totaled 15.8K properties in Mid-Q3, giving buyers far more choice and keeping selection elevated as sellers competed for attention locally.
Detached homes saw the sharpest correction, with the benchmark at $1.8M; apartments reached $686K and attached homes were $1.03M in Vancouver recently.
Metro Vancouver's sales-to-active listings ratio sat at ~12% in Mid-Q3, signaling a buyers market where selection stayed ample and negotiation room widened.

Vancouver remains one of Canada's least affordable markets despite recent affordability improvements.
B.C. housing has faced weaker demand and elevated inventory, creating continued pressure heading into 2027.
TD expects B.C. prices to turn positive during 2027 after weakness in the preceding period.
A recovery in sales could come before a meaningful acceleration in prices.

Vancouver — Most Affordable homes for August 2026.

Listings (sorted by price):
1. Listing R3105328 — $159,000
2. Listing R3155380 — $199,000
3. Listing R3156488 — $220,000
4. Listing R3159973 — $230,000
5. Listing R3154047 — $238,800
6. Listing R3130236 — $244,000
7. Listing R3152896 — $249,000
8. Listing R3152974 — $249,000
9. Listing R3159809 — $253,800
10. Listing R3124139 — $259,000
11. Listing R3154693 — $273,900
12. Listing R3153640 — $279,999
13. Listing R3155468 — $280,000
14. Listing R3154678 — $289,900
15. Listing R3153499 — $299,000

Vancouver — Most Expensive homes for August 2026.

Listings (sorted by price):
1. Listing R3041987 — $58,800,000
2. Listing R3143519 — $49,880,000
3. Listing R3147443 — $39,980,000
4. Listing R2934837 — $32,000,000
5. Listing R2934825 — $30,000,000
6. Listing R3058864 — $29,800,000
7. Listing R3127725 — $28,000,000
8. Listing R3138481 — $27,880,000
9. Listing R3045716 — $26,880,000
10. Listing R3136700 — $23,750,000
11. Listing R3134721 — $22,000,000
12. Listing R3050988 — $19,980,000
13. Listing R3150070 — $19,880,000
14. Listing R3083839 — $19,800,000
15. Listing R3111674 — $19,800,000

February saw 1,648 residential sales, ↓9.8% yearly and ↓28.7% vs 10-year seasonal avg.
Composite benchmark price was $1,100,300, ↓6.8% yearly and ↓0.1% from January.
New listings totaled 4,734, ↓6.4% yearly but ↑7.1% vs 10-year avg.
Inventory ↑6.3% yearly to 13,545, ↑37% above long-term avg; spring demand could stall inventory, supporting prices.
Sales slightly outpace the 2026 forecast year-to-date; spring market is the test for this “new norm.”