{"id":20,"date":"2026-09-28T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/saundersrealty-ca\/2026\/09\/28\/metro-vancouver-and-fraser-valley-sales-soften\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T09:00:00","slug":"metro-vancouver-and-fraser-valley-sales-soften","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saundersrealty.ca\/blog\/2026\/09\/28\/metro-vancouver-and-fraser-valley-sales-soften\/","title":{"rendered":"Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley Sales Soften"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/marlene-saunders-189734\/vancouver-fraser-sales-remotion-videos-b9c1\"\n                frameborder=\"0\"\n                allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n                allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>As summer 2026 comes to a close, we\u2019ve seen Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley experience a noticeable softening in residential sales\u2014just 1,900 in Mid-Q3, falling short of earlier forecasts. For buyers, this means more opportunity and greater selection: active inventory has climbed to 15,800 properties, keeping choices elevated while sellers compete for attention. The composite benchmark price is now at $1.08M\u2014a slight dip month-over-month as buyer-friendly conditions grow. Detached homes in Vancouver have seen the most significant price adjustment, with benchmarks at $1.8M, while apartments and attached homes are at $686K and $1.03M, respectively. With the sales-to-active listings ratio around 12%, we\u2019re firmly in a buyer\u2019s market, giving you more flexibility and negotiation power. My background in accounting and my commitment to your specific needs mean that I\u2019m here to help you navigate this evolving market efficiently\u2014whether you\u2019re searching for your next home or the ideal buyer.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As summer 2026 comes to a close, we\u2019ve seen Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley experience a noticeable softening in residential sales\u2014just 1,900 in Mid-Q3, falling short of earlier forecasts. For buyers, this means more opportunity and greater selection: active inventory has climbed to 15,800 properties, keeping choices elevated while sellers compete for attention. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":39,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saundersrealty.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saundersrealty.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saundersrealty.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saundersrealty.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saundersrealty.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saundersrealty.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saundersrealty.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saundersrealty.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saundersrealty.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}