the vancouver rennie review | January 2026
Jan 16, 2026
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New listings in the Vancouver Region surpassed 99,000 last year, the highest in at least two decades, and sales settled at a little more than 35,000, the fewest over that period. Considering how broad and diverse the region is, activity varied considerably across its 29 sub-markets.
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