{"id":27,"date":"2026-09-21T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/seanupshaw-com\/2026\/09\/21\/b-c-housing-eases-before-expected-rebound\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T17:00:00","slug":"b-c-housing-eases-before-expected-rebound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seanupshaw.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/21\/b-c-housing-eases-before-expected-rebound\/","title":{"rendered":"B.C. Housing Eases Before Expected Rebound"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/sean-upshaw\/bc-home-sales-forecast\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>After decades in B.C. real estate, I\u2019ve seen the market move through many cycles\u2014and the latest provincial forecast offers plenty for buyers and sellers to consider. We\u2019re looking at a slight dip in residential sales for 2026, about 2%, with average prices easing by roughly 1% (from about $953,000 to $940,000). For those searching, elevated active listings and a wave of new housing supply are opening up more choices than we\u2019ve seen in some time, though softer demand continues to keep prices under gentle pressure.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s interesting to see how the Lower Mainland markets are diverging: Greater Vancouver is expected to see just a 1% decrease in sales, while Fraser Valley could experience a 5% drop next year. Confidence among households is still the key variable\u2014rising energy costs and everyday expenses mean that many are budgeting carefully, even as employment grows and wages outpace inflation.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, the forecast suggests a rebound: as population growth normalizes in 2027, we could see sales climb to around 74,000 units across B.C., up from an expected 68,000 in 2026. Navigating these shifts requires experience and strong negotiation\u2014a spirit of excellence I bring to every transaction.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After decades in B.C. real estate, I\u2019ve seen the market move through many cycles\u2014and the latest provincial forecast offers plenty for buyers and sellers to consider. We\u2019re looking at a slight dip in residential sales for 2026, about 2%, with average prices easing by roughly 1% (from about $953,000 to $940,000). For those searching, elevated [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":473,"featured_media":28,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seanupshaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seanupshaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seanupshaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seanupshaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/473"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seanupshaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seanupshaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seanupshaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seanupshaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seanupshaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seanupshaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}