New Homes Registry Report – January 2026

January 2026

British Columbia’s Monthly NEW HOMES REGISTRY REPORT

Report Context The Monthly New Homes Registry Report provides information on new home registrations, which occur before the issuance of building permits and housing starts. As new home registrations are subject to change, they should be considered as planned or proposed projects. The report is intended for use by the residential construction industry, real estate community and researchers.

General Highlights

Figure 1: Registered New Homes 1 by Building Type, 2002–2026 Year-to-Date

60,000

 In the first month of 2026, 3,275 new homes were registered 1 in B.C., including 314 single detached 2 and 2,961 multi-unit homes 3 .  So far in 2026, total home registrations 1 are down 29.6% from 2025. Registrations for multi-unit homes 3 decreased 28.9%, while registrations for single detached homes 2 decreased 35.8%.  Using a 12-month moving average 4 , there were 3,863 new registered homes 1 in January, a 2.9% decrease from December for all registered new homes.  Metro Vancouver accounted for 56.4% of all new homes registered 1 in January. Vancouver (877), Burnaby (522) and Abbotsford (500) were the top three cities in registered new homes this month.  In January, there were more multi-unit homes than single detached homes in Duncan, Port Coquitlam, Sidney, Terrace, Abbotsford, Burnaby, Kelowna, Vernon, Langley*, Chilliwack, Vancouver, Blind Bay, Campbell River, Surrey, Victoria, Ladysmith, Richmond.  So far in 2026, 2,061 purpose-built rental units 5 were registered in B.C. Compared with the same period in 2025, the number of registered rental units increased 3.5%.

50,000

40,000

30,000

20,000

10,000

Single Detached Homes

Homes in Multi-unit Buildings

Total

Figure 2: Registered New Homes 1 by Building Type and Selected City 6 , January 2026

Vancouver

836

Burnaby

513

Abbotsford

494

Langley

225

Chilliwack

198

Kelowna

181

Duncan

136

Homes in Multi-unit Buildings Single Detached Homes

Vernon

104

Surrey

Port Coquitlam

200

400

600

800

1,000

* Langley includes the Township of Langley and City of Langley.

Figure 3: Registered New Homes 1 by Regional District 7 , January 2026

Number of Single Detached Homes 2 Regional % Share of Provincial Total

Number of Homes in Multi-unit Buildings 3 Regional % Share of Provincial Total

Regional District

7 2.2%

104 3.5%

North Okanagan

14 4.5%

185 6.2%

Central Okanagan

18 5.7%

692 23.4%

Fraser Valley

130 41.4%

1,716 58.0%

Metro Vancouver

10 3.2%

144 4.9%

Cowichan Valley

Single Detached Highlights  In the first month of 2026, 314 new single detached homes were registered 2 in B.C. Compared with the same period in 2025, single detached registrations decreased 35.8%.  Using a 12-month moving average 4 , there were 447 new single detached registered homes 2 in January, trending at a 3.2% decrease from December.  Using a 36-month moving average 4 , there were 474 new single detached registered homes 2 in January, which is effectively unchanged from December at a 0.7% decrease.  Vancouver (41), Surrey (28) and Richmond (12) had the largest number of single detached homes registered 2 in January.

Figure 4: Registered Single Detached Homes 2 , January 2026

1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2025

2026

5-year average

Figure 5: Registered Owner-built Homes 8 , 2002 –2026 Year-to-Date

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000

51 49

Figure 6: Registered Single Detached Homes 2 by Selected City 9 in Metro Vancouver, 2025-2026 Year-to-Date

New Westminster North Vancouver Coquitlam Maple Ridge Richmond Langley Burnaby Delta Surrey Vancouver

9 9

2025 YTD 2026 YTD

5 5

100

Figure 7: Registered Single Detached Homes 2 in Metro Vancouver, 2002–2026 Year-to-Date

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 10,000

Vancouver

Surrey

Rest of Metro Vancouver

Total Metro Vancouver

Rest of BC

Enrolled Multi-unit Highlights  In the first month of 2026, 900 new multi- unit homes were enrolled 10 in B.C. Compared with the same period in 2025, multi-unit enrollments decreased 58.6%.  Using a 12-month moving average 4 , there were 1,249 new multi-unit enrolled homes 10 in January, trending at a 7.8% decrease from December.  Using a 36-month moving average 4 , there were 1,579 new multi-unit enrolled homes 10 in January, which is effectively unchanged from December at a 0.5% decrease.  There were 160 new multi-unit buildings enrolled 10 in January. Most of these were duplexes (58.8%) and quadplexes (21.9%). The largest building of 167 units was proposed to be built in Langley*.  In January, Abbotsford (285), Langley* (225) and Vancouver (90) had the largest number of multi-unit enrolled homes 10 in B.C.

Figure 8: Enrolled Homes in Multi-unit Buildings 10 , January 2026

1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500

0 500

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2025

2026

5-year average

Figure 9: Enrolled Multi-unit Buildings 10 by Building Size 11 , January 2026

160

140

120

100

Duplex

Triplex

Quadplex

5-50 Units 51-100 Units >100 Units

Figure 10: Enrolled Homes in Multi-unit Buildings 10 by 12-Month and 36-Month Moving Averages 4 , January 2026

4,500

4,000

3,500

3,000

2,500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

Enrollments by Month

12-Month Moving Average

36-Month Moving Average

Purpose-built Rental Highlights  In the first month of 2026, 2,061 purpose-built rental units 5 were registered in B.C. Compared with the same period in 2025, the number of registered rental units increased 3.5%.  So far in 2026, rental units 5 represented 69.6% of all multi-unit registrations.  Using a 12-month moving average 4 , there were 2,167 rental units registered 5 in January, which is effectively unchanged from December at a 0.3% increase.  Using a 36-month moving average 4 , there were 1,779 rental units registered 5 in January, which is effectively unchanged from December at a 0.3% increase.  There were 17 rental buildings registered 5 in January. Most of these were buildings of more than 100 units (41.2%) and buildings of 5 to 50 units (23.5%). The largest building of 501 units was proposed to be built in Burnaby.  In January, Vancouver (746), Burnaby (501) and Abbotsford (209) had the largest number of rental units registered 5 in B.C.

Figure 11: Purpose-built Rental Units 5 , January 2026

3,000

2,500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2025

2026

5-year average

Figure 12: Purpose-built Rental Buildings 5 by Building Size 11 , January 2026

Duplex

Triplex

Quadplex 5-50 Units 51-100 Units >100 Units

Figure 13: Purpose-built Rental Units 5 by 12-Month and 36-Month Moving Averages 4 , January 2026

3,500

3,000

2,500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

Enrollments by Month

12-Month Moving Average

36-Month Moving Average

Data Tables

Table 1: Registered New Homes 1 , 2002 to 2026

Registered New Single Detached Homes 2

Registered New Homes in Multi-unit Buildings 3

Calendar Year

Purpose-built Rental 5

Single Detached Homes Enrolled with Home Warranty Insurance

Owner Builder Authorizations 8

Homes in Multi-unit Buildings with Home Warranty Insurance 10

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

9,179

3,268

12,075

2,178

11,498

3,507

16,338

2,542

11,746

3,666

19,732

2,654

11,619

3,854

23,211

1,945

10,837

4,124

23,393

1,488

9,995

3,959

25,294

1,688

7,848

3,373

14,924

801

7,176

2,749

6,747

1,783

8,432

3,199

13,949

1,716

7,407

2,596

14,498

1,371

6,912

2,445

16,279

1,948

6,535

2,067

15,803

2,951

8,886

2,335

15,929

2,962

8,846

2,549

17,899

4,736

10,625

2,211

22,749

5,272

11,007

1,136

20,411

9,402

9,471

1,173

25,866

7,724

7,470

960

21,153

13,308

8,133

984

13,353

9,146

10,336

1,085

26,985

13,255

7,353

932

27,036

14,663

5,372

692

19,208

19,371

5,011

582

21,646

18,577

4,919

623

16,257

25,935

2025 YTD 2026 YTD

438

2,173

1,991

265

900

2,061

Table 2: Registered New Homes 1 , 2025 to 2026 and 5-year Average, Monthly

Registered New Single Detached Homes 2

Registered New Homes in Multi-unit Buildings 3

Month

2026

2025

5-year Average 12

2026

2025

5-year Average 12

Jan

314

489

579

2,961

4,164

3,054

Feb

560

658

4,692

3,786

Mar

562

799

4,982

4,015

Apr

488

733

4,383

3,980

May

480

701

4,408

3,380

Jun

487

703

2,771

4,242

Jul

484

581

3,619

3,102

Aug

394

590

2,413

3,141

Sep

424

536

2,574

3,094

Oct

429

528

2,954

2,889

Nov

363

508

2,866

3,201

Dec

382

464

2,366

2,702

Table 3: Registered New Homes in Multi-unit Buildings 3 , 2025 to 2026, Monthly

Enrolled New Homes in Multi- unit Buildings 10

Registered New Homes in Multi-Unit Buildings 3

Purpose-built Rental 5

Month

2026

2025

2026

2025

2026

2025

Jan

900

2,173

2,061

1,991

2,961

4,164

Feb

2,557

2,135

4,692

Mar

2,777

2,205

4,982

Apr

1,597

2,786

4,383

May

1,460

2,948

4,408

Jun

803

1,968

2,771

Jul

891

2,728

3,619

Aug

776

1,637

2,413

Sep

884

1,690

2,574

Oct

1,123

1,831

2,954

Nov

480

2,386

2,866

Dec

736

1,630

2,366

Table 4: Registered New Homes 1 by Regional District, January 2026

Registered New Single Detached Homes 2

Registered New Homes in Multi-unit Buildings 3

Total

Regional District

Number of Homes

Regional % Share of Provincial Total

Number of Homes

Regional % Share of Provincial Total

Number of Homes

Regional % Share of Provincial Total

Alberni-Clayoquot

1.0%

0.0%

0.1%

Bulkley-Nechako

0.6%

0.0%

0.1%

Capital

8.9%

1.5%

2.2%

Cariboo

1.9%

0.0%

0.2%

Central Coast

0.0%

Central Kootenay

1.9%

0.0%

0.2%

Central Okanagan

4.5%

185

6.2%

199

6.1%

Columbia-Shuswap

5.4%

1.4%

1.8%

Comox Valley

2.5%

0.0%

0.2%

Cowichan Valley

3.2%

144

4.9%

154

4.7%

East Kootenay

6.1%

0.0%

0.6%

Fraser Valley

5.7%

692

23.4%

710

21.7%

Fraser-Fort George

1.9%

0.1%

0.2%

Kitimat-Stikine

0.0%

0.3%

Kootenay-Boundary

0.6%

0.0%

0.1%

Metro Vancouver

130

41.4%

1,716

58.0%

1,846

56.4%

Mount Waddington

0.0%

Nanaimo

4.5%

0.3%

0.7%

North Okanagan

2.2%

104

3.5%

111

3.4%

Northern Rockies

0.0%

Okanagan-Similkameen

3.2%

0.1%

0.4%

Peace River

0.0%

qathet

0.3%

0.0%

Skeena-Queen Charlotte

0.3%

0.0%

Squamish-Lillooet

1.3%

0.0%

0.1%

Stikine

0.0%

Strathcona

1.3%

0.3%

0.4%

Sunshine Coast

1.0%

0.1%

0.2%

Thompson-Nicola

0.3%

0.1%

Total

314

100.0%

2,961

100.0%

3,275

100.0%

Background and Methodology

End Notes

BC Housing is responsible for the administration of the Homeowner Protection Act , with a mandate to help bring about improvements in the quality of residential construction and increase consumer protection for buyers of new homes in British Columbia (B.C.). Under the Act, all new homes in the province must be registered with BC Housing. The registration of new homes in the public registry must occur prior to the issuance of building permits and housing starts. The new homes registry data measures residential construction activities at the beginning of a project before construction commences. Therefore, information in the Monthly New Homes Registry Report is a leading indicator of housing activity in B.C. New home registration data is collected from Licensed Residential Builders and owner builders through the New Home Registration forms and Owner Builder Authorization applications. Over time, some minor adjustments may be made to the new home registration data as registrations are withdrawn or cancelled from home warranty insurance. This report provides information on registered new homes by building type, building size, and building location. Figures for registered new homes include both multi-unit and single detached new homes enrolled with home warranty insurance, Owner Builder Authorizations, and, since the August 2016 report, purpose-built rental buildings that are exempt from home warranty insurance. CSA-approved manufactured homes (modular homes, mobile homes and factory-built homes), floating homes, non-stratified hotels, motels, dormitories and care facilities are excluded from the definition of new home and are not reflected in the report. Geographical terms in this publication are based on Statistics Canada’s 2006 Census area. In February 2009, the regional district of Comox-Strathcona was replaced by two successor regional districts, Comox Valley and Strathcona. Research In collaboration with BC Housing, the Bank of Canada conducted a study in 2016 to assess whether or not new home registration data can be used as a leading indicator for economic activity in B.C. Study findings reveal that quarterly increases in new registrations for single detached homes have statistically significant predictive content for growth in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over the next one to three quarters, providing stronger signals compared to housing starts and building permits over this forecast horizon. To view the report, go to the Staff Discussion Papers section on the Bank of Canada’s website.

1 Registered new homes includes: single detached and multi-unit homes enrolled in home warranty insurance, single detached homes constructed by an owner builder not covered by home warranty insurance, and purpose-built rental units that are exempt from home warranty insurance. Before August 2016, calculations of registered new homes in this report excluded purpose-built rental units. 2 Registered new single detached homes includes new single detached homes enrolled with home warranty insurance or with Owner Builder Authorizations issued by the Registrar. 3 Registered new homes in multi-unit buildings (two or more dwelling units) include new homes enrolled with home warranty insurance and new homes in purpose-built rental buildings with a home warranty insurance exemption. Before August 2016, calculations of registered new homes in multi-unit buildings in this report excluded purpose-built rental units. 4 The trend analysis with moving average is based on a twelve-month and 36-month simple moving average of the monthly new home registration data. Data are not seasonally adjusted. 5 Purpose-built rental refers to new rental homes in multi-unit buildings that qualify for exemption from home warranty insurance. These exempted homes must be constructed for rental purposes, including social housing, and have a restrictive covenant registered on title restricting the sale of any dwelling unit for a 10-year period. Rental homes with a covenant may however be captured under “enrolled new multi-unit homes” if the unit is voluntarily enrolled with home warranty insurance. 6 Selected cities are the 10 cities that had the highest numbers of registered new homes in the reference month. 7 The five regional districts with the highest numbers of registered new homes in the reference month. 8 Owner-built homes refers to Owner Builder Authorizations issued by the Registrar. New homes built under an Owner Builder Authorization are exempt from licensing and home warranty insurance. 9 Selected cities are the 10 cities that had the highest numbers of registered single detached homes in Metro Vancouver in 2024. 10 Enrolled new multi-unit homes refers to new homes in multi-unit buildings (two or more dwelling units) enrolled with home warranty insurance. 11 Building size is measured by number of dwelling units, which is equivalent to new homes. 12 In this report, the five year average is the average of the most recently completed five years.

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