TRENDING
Housing Health Markers
2025 Fall
Investment
Residential construction investment in is an indicator of housing market health, reflecting both demand and builder confidence. City-level data reveal clear differences between regions across the country as some areas see strong investment, while others face slowing growth due to affordability and demand pressures. Based on the year-to-date pace from January to May, cities with positive values are on track to meet or exceed last year’s levels while those with negative values are slightly behind.
Unit Absorption
Unabsorbed housing units (i.e. housing that has been completed but not yet sold, per CMHC) are on the rise. The number of unabsorbed newly-built townhouses and apartments across the country rose compared to last year, pointing to a shift in market demand caused by interest rates, affordability pressures, and economic uncertainty.
Residential Permits
Residential permit values are an early signal of future housing supply. In June 2025, residential permits rose sharply compared to last year in most regions. Tracking these shifts helps gauge where new homes may actually break ground—an important barometer of housing market health and capacity.
Issue 5 | 2025 Fall
Using Every Tool in the Kit
Under pressure to meet ambitious supply goals, BC’s Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs, Christine Boyle, is counting on her experience as a city councillor to work with stakeholders across the board to help British Columbians.
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National Crisis – Local Challenge
For many in the planning and development community, the buck still goes further in the Fraser Valley.
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Bridging the Supply Gap and Restoring Affordability
CMHC’s new affordability ratios are
counting on aggressive supply targets—just to get us back to 2019 affordability levels by 2035.
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PacificWest 2025
Forging the future of real estate in BC. An overview of Western Canada’s premier real estate gathering.
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BOARD NEWS
A Singular Milestone
The Fraser Valley REALTORS® Charitable Foundation is on track to grant its millionth dollar to a local charity.
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ADVOCACY
Building Faster, Smarter
New FVREB report proposes policy recommendations to fast-track offsite construction to meet supply goals.
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From the CEO
Baldev Gill
Leading, Learning, and Innovating at PacificWest 2025
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Insight
Brendon Ogmundson
Living with Uncertainty
Normalizing uncertainty in the wake of tariff threats.
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TRENDING
Housing Health Markers
Investment, unit absorption and permits as barometers for housing market health.
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Last Word
Neil Moody
Bridging the Supply Gap
Tough challenges for the BC residential construction sector.
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