{"id":781852,"date":"2026-07-05T13:29:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T13:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/781852\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T13:29:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T13:29:49","slug":"vancouver-area-home-sales-up-nearly-10-in-june-amid-broad-increase-in-demand-board-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/781852\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver-area home sales up nearly 10% in June amid broad increase in demand: board"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/B12C7C75285C3A21A08AB66652AF6BFE1F6D3E54DAFA97A8F50EDE47BCF409E0\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefit_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fcp_finance_889%2F9b9b714529ea4bd92ee70194f2fdcfbe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-lglytj loader\"\/><\/a> Condo and office towers are seen in downtown Vancouver, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Darryl Dyck &#8211; The Canadian Press           <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">VANCOUVER \u2014 Vancouver&#8217;s real estate board says the region saw increased activity in June as demand for all home types rose compared with the same month last year.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Greater Vancouver Realtors says there were 2,390 home sales last month, up 9.6 per cent from June 2025, but 12.4 per cent below the 10-year seasonal average.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Andrew Lis, the board&#8217;s chief economist and vice-president of data analytics, says June&#8217;s data showing broad increases in activity could be an early sign of a shift in the market, however prices &#8220;haven&#8217;t moved much in recent months as the inventory of homes for sale has been big enough to absorb the increased demand.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The composite benchmark price for all types of residential properties in Vancouver was $1,099,100, a six per cent decrease from June 2025 and essentially flat from May 2026.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">There were 5,938 new listings on the market last month, down six per cent year-over-year but 5.9 per cent above the 10-year average.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Total inventory fell 3.1 per cent annually to 17,017, which was 30.2 per cent above the long-term average.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 3, 2026.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The Canadian Press  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Condo and office towers are seen in downtown Vancouver, on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. 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