{"id":77,"date":"2026-10-04T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jonathanlu.ca\/blog\/?p=77"},"modified":"2026-10-04T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T11:00:00","slug":"home-sales-remain-low-but-recovering-slowly-says-bcrea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jonathanlu.ca\/blog\/2026\/10\/04\/home-sales-remain-low-but-recovering-slowly-says-bcrea\/","title":{"rendered":"Home sales remain low but recovering slowly, says BCREA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>The latest BCREA report highlights a cautious but steady recovery in BC\u2019s residential real estate market. In August, residential home sales across British Columbia totaled $5.2 billion, reflecting a 4.8% decrease, while average prices softened by 1% to $924,826. Sales volume also dipped 5.5% to 46,069 homes. In Greater Vancouver, we saw a 1.3% price adjustment and a 3.6% drop in sales. Having advised on over $300 million in transactions throughout my 16 years in Vancouver\u2019s market, I\u2019ve seen cycles like this before\u2014key moments to recalibrate strategies, whether you\u2019re a local family, a newcomer, or an investor. Understanding these shifts is essential for making informed decisions and building long-term value, especially for those navigating both local and cross-border opportunities. As always, I\u2019m here to provide clarity and insights for clients looking to position themselves wisely in today\u2019s evolving landscape.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/vancouver.citynews.ca\/2026\/09\/14\/bc-real-estate-home-sales-low-recovering-slowly\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest BCREA report highlights a cautious but steady recovery in BC\u2019s residential real estate market. In August, residential home sales across British Columbia totaled $5.2 billion, reflecting a 4.8% decrease, while average prices softened by 1% to $924,826. Sales volume also dipped 5.5% to 46,069 homes. In Greater Vancouver, we saw a 1.3% price [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":193,"featured_media":78,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jonathanlu.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jonathanlu.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jonathanlu.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jonathanlu.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/193"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jonathanlu.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jonathanlu.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79,"href":"https:\/\/www.jonathanlu.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77\/revisions\/79"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jonathanlu.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jonathanlu.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jonathanlu.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jonathanlu.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}