{"id":27063,"date":"2026-01-14T10:10:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T18:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/?p=27063"},"modified":"2026-01-13T08:53:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T16:53:26","slug":"bc-housing-market-activity-weaken-in-2025-recovery-continues-at-an-uneven-pace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2026\/01\/bc-housing-market-activity-weaken-in-2025-recovery-continues-at-an-uneven-pace\/","title":{"rendered":"BC Housing Market Activity Weaken in 2025, Recovery Continues at An Uneven Pace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vancouver, BC \u2013 January 13, 2026. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 4,271 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service\u00ae (MLS\u00ae) Systems in December 2025, down 5.9% from December 2024. The average MLS\u00ae residential price in BC in December 2025 was down 5.6% at $952,061 compared to $1,008,513 in December 2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Total MLS\u00ae residential sales dollar volume was $4.1 billion, down 14.5% from the same time the previous year. BC MLS\u00ae unit sales were 18.5% lower than the ten-year average for the month of December.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWeakness in provincial market activity was concentrated in the Lower Mainland in 2025, with sales across the province recovering at different rates from tariff uncertainty,\u201d said BCREA Chief Economist Brendon Ogmundson. \u201cLooking ahead, we hope that steady mortgage rates and fading trade uncertainty with the US will strengthen demand, leading to a broader recovery in the housing market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Year-to-date, BC residential sales dollar volume is down 8.3% to $67 billion, compared with the same period in 2024. Residential unit sales are down 5.6% year-over-year at 70,255 units, while the average MLS\u00ae residential price is also down 2.9% to $953,345.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcrea.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> for the complete news release, including detailed statistics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcrea.bc.ca\/economics\/market-recovery-continues-at-an-uneven-pace-across-bc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Market Recovery Continues at an Uneven Pace Across BC<\/a> by Brendon Ogmundson | Chief Economist BCREA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vancouver, BC \u2013 January 13, 2026. 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