Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
As of August 12, 2026, the median asking price in Vancouver is $1,349,999, across 4,581 active MLS® listings.
Those listings have been on the market an average of 96 days.
1,209 new listings came to market in Vancouver in the last 30 days.
Asking prices work out to about $1,059 per square foot, based on the 4,516 listings that report floor area.
Condos in Vancouver are listed at an average of $1,068,409 across 1,890 active listings.
Detached homes in Vancouver are listed at an average of $3,468,354 across 1,248 active listings.
Duplexes in Vancouver are listed at an average of $1,861,649 across 433 active listings.
Townhouses in Vancouver are listed at an average of $1,500,579 across 425 active listings.
Downtown energy, seawall calm
Vancouver’s central neighbourhoods—Downtown, Yaletown, Coal Harbour, the West End, Gastown, and the edges of False Creek—are stitched together by glass towers, heritage brick, and the salt-air rhythm of the waterfront. This is the city at its most immediate: office lobbies and hotel porte-cochères on one block, beaches and forested seawall paths on the next. The result is a rare kind of urbanism for Canada—high-rise, high-walkability, and deeply outdoorsy, with Stanley Park and the Seawall acting like a civic backyard.
Who lives here is as diverse as the streetscape: young professionals walking to jobs in the Central Business District, international residents drawn to concierge living and views, students in and around the downtown campuses, and longtime West End renters anchored by community ties. Day-to-day life revolves around errands on foot—groceries on Denman and Davie, coffee in Yaletown, dinners on Main and Hamilton, galleries and tech meetups near Gastown—while festivals, beaches, and sports nights at Rogers Arena fill in the calendar.
Real estate is defined by strata condos and townhomes, with a smaller but meaningful slice of older West End rentals and a growing number of purpose-built rental projects. Pricing tends to track view corridors, proximity to the water, and building age/amenities (think concierge, gyms, and EV-ready parking), while boutique heritage conversions in Gastown and newer towers around Downtown South and the Burrard Slopes offer very different lifestyles. Inventory can move quickly when well-priced and well-presented, but buyers often weigh strata fees, bylaws, and future building maintenance just as heavily as square footage—because in the city centre, the building is part of the neighbourhood.
Vancouver’s market is showing healthy supply and measured demand, with 6,265 active for-sale listings and 1,734 new listings added in the past 30 days, keeping options plentiful for buyers. The median asking price is $1,198,000 and homes are averaging $1,034/sqft, while an average 89 days on market suggests pricing and negotiation matter—investors may find opportunities where longer exposure creates leverage, but well-priced properties can still compete strongly.
Walk Score 94 · Transit Score 67 · Bike Score 96
The median asking price in Vancouver is $1,349,999, across 4,581 active MLS® listings as of August 12, 2026. The average asking price is $1,875,869. These are list prices on homes currently for sale, not sale prices.
There are 4,581 active MLS® listings in Vancouver as of August 12, 2026. 1,209 of them came to market in the last 30 days.
Homes currently listed in Vancouver have been on the market an average of 96 days as of August 12, 2026. This measures how long active listings have been available so far, not how long they take to sell.
Of the 4,581 homes currently listed in Vancouver, 41% condos, 27% detached houses, 9% duplexes, 9% townhouses.
Vancouver has a Walk Score of 94 out of 100, which Walk Score classifies as a Walker's Paradise — daily errands do not require a car. Transit Score is 67. Bike Score is 96.