Apartment Sales Crash 18.6% While Detached Homes Hold: What the Split Market Means for Your Next Move

The Greater Vancouver REALTORS® (GVR) September 2026 market report reveals a sharply divided housing market. Residential sales totalled 1,717 for the month, down 8.4% from September 2025's 1,875 transactions and sitting 25% below the 10-year seasonal average of 2,289. The headline figure masks a dramatic divergence: apartment sales cratered 18.6% year-over-year to just 777 units, while detached home sales actually rose 4.2% to 575 and attached homes edged up 0.6% to 358. This split pattern is significant because apartments have historically accounted for roughly half of all monthly sales in recent years, making their collapse the dominant market story.