{"id":26761,"date":"2025-11-07T10:10:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T18:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/?p=26761"},"modified":"2025-11-06T08:06:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T16:06:16","slug":"bcrea-housing-market-forecast-q4-2025-upswing-activity-closes-out-2025-to-set-up-a-strong-2026-in-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2025\/11\/bcrea-housing-market-forecast-q4-2025-upswing-activity-closes-out-2025-to-set-up-a-strong-2026-in-bc\/","title":{"rendered":"BCREA Housing Market Forecast Q4-2025 &#8211; Upswing Activity Closes Out 2025 to Set Up A Strong 2026 in BC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vancouver, BC \u2013 November 6, 2025. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2025 Fourth Quarter Housing Forecast today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Multiple Listing Service\u00ae (MLS\u00ae) residential sales in BC are forecast to fall 2.7% to 72,435 units this year. In 2026, MLS\u00ae residential sales are forecast to move higher, rising 12.8% to 81,700 units.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAfter lofty expectations heading into the year, both the 2025 economy and housing market have disappointed,\u201d said BCREA Chief Economist Brendon Ogmundson. \u201cHowever, with tariff uncertainty lingering but far less prominent, we expect a strong hand-off to 2026 as activity closes out 2025 on an upswing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With active listings running near what we consider a healthy long-term level \u2013 about 45,000 homes for sale across the province \u2013 markets are expected to be balanced in 2026, with limited price growth. We anticipate the average price in BC will rise roughly four per cent in 2026 to $995,600, up from $957,700 in 2025. This increase will largely reflect composition effects, as the sales recovery in higher-priced markets in the Lower Mainland catches up to the rest of the province.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcrea.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-11-housing-forecast-news-release.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> for the complete news release, including detailed statistics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcrea.bc.ca\/economics\/housing-forecast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BCREA 2025 Fourth Quarter Housing Forecast &#8211; A Strong Finish to 2025 Sets Up A Brighter 2026 for The BC Housing Market<\/a> by Brendon Ogmundson | Chief Economist &amp; Amit Sidhu | Economist | BCREA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vancouver, BC \u2013 November 6, 2025. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2025 Fourth Quarter Housing Forecast today. 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