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🏡 METRO VANCOUVER REAL ESTATE — OCTOBER 2026

📉 Sales DOWN. Prices DOWN. Inventory UP.

The latest housing numbers are in, and the market continues to favour buyers.

Here's what stands out:

📉 Home sales: Down 10.2% from October 2025 and 22.5% below the 10-year seasonal average.

🏘️ New listings: Down 11.6% year-over-year.

🏡 Active listings: 15,688 homes for sale — 24% above the 10-year seasonal average.

💰 Benchmark home price: $1,068,600 — DOWN 5.2% year-over-year and 0.7% from September.

By property type:

🏠 Detached: $1,775,200 ⬇️ 7.0%

🏘️ Townhomes: $1,006,500 ⬇️ 5.5%

🏢 Apartments: $673,400 ⬇️ 5.9%

Here's the BIG takeaway:

With sales well below historical averages, inventory elevated, and prices continuing to soften, buyers have more choice and potentially greater negotiating power.

But not every neighbourhood or property type is performing the same way.

Buying, selling, or simply watching the market? Let's talk about what these numbers mean for your next move.

📊 Source: Greater Vancouver REALTORS® — October 2026 Market Report.


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Bradley Wattum has been a licensed REALTOR® since 2003, helping buyers and sellers navigate the residential real estate markets across many of the communities in Metro Vancouver, including Vancouver - East & West, Burnaby, New Westminster, the Tri-Cities, and the North Shore.


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🏡 **METRO VANCOUVER REAL ESTATE — OCTOBER 2026**

📉 **Sales DOWN. Prices DOWN. Inventory UP.**

The latest housing numbers are in, and the market continues to favour buyers.

**Here's what stands out:**

📉 **Home sales:** Down 10.2% from October 2025 and 22.5% below the 10-year seasonal average.

🏘️ **New listings:** Down 11.6% year-over-year.

🏡 **Active list...

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Oakwyn Realty

3195 Oak St  Vancouver,  British Columbia  V6H 2L2 

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