City of Vancouver
Your Vancouver Realtor — Borna Asi
Borna Asi represents buyers and sellers across the City of Vancouver — from Kitsilano and Mount Pleasant to Renfrew-Collingwood, Marpole and the downtown peninsula.
Vancouver is not one market. A concrete tower unit in Yaletown, a wood-frame condominium in Kitsilano, a duplex half in Mount Pleasant and a detached house east of Main Street each trade on different evidence, attract different buyers and reward different preparation.
Borna's role is to make that complexity manageable: to explain what you are actually comparing, to prepare the documents and questions before they become urgent, and to negotiate terms that reflect your priorities — not just a number on the front page of a contract.
Every conversation is structured to make the choices, trade-offs and next steps clear for you and your family.
Buying a Home in Vancouver?
Learn how Borna can help you evaluate properties, prepare an offer and negotiate price and terms.
Selling a Home in Vancouver?
Discuss preparation, pricing, offer evaluation and a negotiation strategy with Borna.
What housing in Vancouver actually looks like
The City of Vancouver's housing stock is unusually varied for a single municipality, and the differences matter more than the neighbourhood names.
Strata housing dominates. That means the building's finances, depreciation report, bylaws and any pending special levies are part of the property you are buying — not paperwork to skim at the last minute. Detached lots are often affected by laneway or secondary suite potential, and duplex and multiplex conversions have changed what an older lot can become.
- Concrete high-rise condominiums downtown, in Coal Harbour, Yaletown and around Cambie Street
- Wood-frame low-rise condominiums throughout the West Side, East Side and along Broadway
- Townhomes and duplex halves, increasingly on former single-family lots
- Character houses, many with suites, throughout the East Side and parts of the West Side
- Leasehold and co-operative housing, which is priced and financed differently from freehold strata
No current market statistics are published on this page. Conditions differ by community, property type and reporting period; ask Borna for the most recent figures for your situation and their source.
Vancouver prices — August 2026
Benchmark prices for Vancouver itself, as published by Greater Vancouver REALTORS®. A benchmark is an index estimate of a typical home of that type in the area — not an average of what sold, and not a valuation of any particular property.
Greater Vancouver REALTORS®
Vancouver East
- All property types
- $1,111,7006.7% lower than August 2025
- Detached
- $1,621,4009.4% lower than August 2025
- Townhouse
- $985,4007.5% lower than August 2025
- Apartment
- $628,6007.5% lower than August 2025
Source: Greater Vancouver REALTORS®, MLS® Home Price Index for August 2026, published September 1, 2026. Original release.
Greater Vancouver REALTORS®
Vancouver West
- All property types
- $1,222,0004.4% lower than August 2025
- Detached
- $2,932,7008.7% lower than August 2025
- Townhouse
- $1,334,9003.8% lower than August 2025
- Apartment
- $774,9003.8% lower than August 2025
Source: Greater Vancouver REALTORS®, MLS® Home Price Index for August 2026, published September 1, 2026. Original release.
Figures describe Vancouver as a whole for one month. Individual streets, buildings and property types move differently, and a benchmark does not tell you what your home is worth today.
Ask Borna about your property type Full Metro Vancouver update
Market context for Vancouver
Metro Vancouver composite benchmark price, 2016 through 2025, with 2026 year-to-date benchmarks through August 2026
December MLS® Home Price Index benchmark for each year, all property types.
Source: Greater Vancouver REALTORS® (GVR, formerly REBGV), December MLS® statistics packages and monthly market reports. Last reviewed September 10, 2026.
These are regional figures, not Vancouver figures
The chart covers the whole Metro Vancouver area reported by Greater Vancouver REALTORS®. Vancouver moves on its own schedule, and detached homes, townhomes and apartments within it can move in different directions in the same month.
The Vancouver benchmark prices above cover a single month. This ten-year chart is here for long-run context only.
How Borna helps Vancouver buyers
Most buyers arrive with a budget and a neighbourhood, and discover quickly that those two things pull against each other. Borna starts by separating what you need from what you would like, so trade-offs are made deliberately rather than under time pressure.
- Reading strata documents properly: depreciation reports, minutes, contingency reserve balances and any levies already discussed
- Comparing what has actually sold nearby, and explaining why a comparable does or does not apply to the unit in front of you
- Checking what a lot allows before you assume a suite, laneway house or conversion is possible
- Structuring conditions, deposit and dates so the offer is realistic for your financing and your life
How Borna helps Vancouver sellers
Preparation in Vancouver is often less about renovation and more about removing reasons for a buyer to hesitate. Missing documents, unclear permit history and unresolved strata questions all invite a lower offer or a longer condition period.
- Assembling documents early: title, strata form B and bylaws, permits, surveys and any warranty paperwork
- Agreeing a pricing approach with you, based on evidence and on what is currently competing with you
- A marketing plan you approve before anything is published
- Reviewing every offer on price, conditions, deposit, dates and the likelihood it completes
Why negotiation matters in Vancouver
Vancouver transactions frequently turn on something other than price. A buyer who can accommodate a seller's completion date, or a seller who will address a specific inspection finding, can change the outcome without either side moving far on the number.
Negotiation here also means knowing when not to push. In a building with unresolved envelope work, or on a lot with an unpermitted addition, the right conversation may be about who carries the risk rather than who wins the last few thousand dollars.
Common questions about Vancouver
- Should I be worried about a special levy in an older Vancouver building?
- Not automatically — but you should know about it before you write an offer. Minutes and the depreciation report usually show whether major work has been discussed, budgeted or deferred. A building that is planning and funding its repairs can be a safer purchase than one that has never raised the subject.
- Can I add a laneway house or a suite to a Vancouver lot?
- It depends on the zoning, the lot dimensions, servicing and current City policy, which has changed several times in recent years. Treat any claim of potential as something to verify with the City before it becomes part of what you are paying for.
- Is leasehold property worth considering?
- It can be, but it is a different asset. The remaining term, the prepaid or non-prepaid structure and the lender's willingness to finance it all affect value and resale. Borna will walk you through the specifics before you compare it to a freehold price.
- How long should I expect a Vancouver sale to take?
- There is no reliable single answer, and any figure quoted without a community, property type, reporting period and source should be treated with caution. Borna will give you current evidence for your property type and tell you where it came from.
Useful reading
- Before you write an offer
The decisions worth making while nobody is waiting on you.
- Reading strata documents without panicking
What the minutes, depreciation report and Form B actually tell you.
- Preparing to sell: a working order
Documents first, repairs second, presentation last.
Nearby communities
- Burnaby
- City of North Vancouver — content in preparation
- Richmond — content in preparation
Talk to Borna about Vancouver
A first conversation is a conversation — no obligation, and no pressure to list or to buy. Bring the questions that matter to your decision.
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