July 2026
British Columbia’s Monthly NEW HOMES REGISTRY REPORT
Leading Housing Market Indicator for B.C. Registered new homes data are a leading indicator of housing and economic 1 activity in British Columbia. The Monthly New Homes Registry Report provides information on registered new homes by building type, building size and location, and is intended for use by the residential construction industry, real estate community and researchers.
Figure 1: Registered New Homes 2 by Building Type, 2002–2026 Year-to-Date
General Highlights
60,000
• In the first seven months of 2026, 26,418 new homes were registered 2 in B.C., including 2,915 single detached 3 and 23,503 multi-unit homes 4 . • So far in 2026, total home registrations 2 are down 17.5% from 2025. Registrations for multi-unit homes 4 decreased 17.7%, while registrations for single detached homes decreased 16.2% 3 . • In July, 2,305 new homes were registered 2 in B.C., a 43.5% decrease compared with July 2025. • Using a 12-month moving average 5 , there were 3,479 new registered homes 2 in July, a 4.1% decrease from June for all registered new homes. • Metro Vancouver accounted for 52.8% of all new homes registered 2 in July. Burnaby (410), Vancouver (322) and Coquitlam (181) had the largest number of registered new homes this month. • In July, there were more multi-unit homes registered than single detached homes in Port Alberni, Central Saanich, Saanich, Revelstoke, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Penticton, Langford, Abbotsford, Langley*, Victoria, Nanaimo, Vancouver, Pemberton, Port Coquitlam, West Vancouver, Prince George, Vernon, Powell River, Surrey and Campbell River. • So far in 2026, 15,245 purpose-built rental units 6 were registered in B.C. Compared with the same period in 2025, the number of registered rental units decreased 9.0%.
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
Single Detached Homes
Homes in Multi-unit Buildings
Total
Figure 2: Registered New Homes 2 by Building Type and Selected City 7 , July 2026
Burnaby
402
8
Vancouver
276
46
Coquitlam
177
4
Langley
141
14
Abbotsford
125
10
Central Saanich
130
1
Revelstoke
106
2
Homes in Multi-unit Buildings
Nanaimo
91
13
Single Detached Homes
Victoria
90
9
Surrey
61
31
0
100
200
300
400
500
* Langley includes City of Langley and Township of Langley.
Figure 3: Registered New Homes 2 by Regional District 8 , July 2026
Number of Single Detached Homes 3 Regional % Share of Provincial Total
Number of Homes in Multi-unit Buildings 4 Regional % Share of Provincial Total
Regional District
17 4.1%
106 5.6%
Columbia-Shuswap
22 5.3%
125 6.6%
Fraser Valley
32 7.7%
95 5.0%
Nanaimo
133 32.1%
1,084 57.3%
Metro Vancouver
32 7.7%
317 16.8%
Capital
2
Single Detached Highlights • In the first seven months of 2026, 2,915 new single detached homes were registered 3 in B.C. Compared with the same period in 2025, single detached registrations decreased 16.2%. • In July, 414 single detached homes were registered 3 . Compared with July 2025, the number of single detached registrations decreased 12.7%. • Using a 12-month moving average 5 , there were 404 new single detached registered homes 3 in July, trending at a 1.2% decrease from June. • Using a 36-month moving average 5 , there were 446 new single detached registered homes 3 in July, which is a 0.5% decrease from June. • Vancouver (46), Surrey (31) and Langley*
Figure 4: Registered Single Detached Homes 3 , July 2026
1,200
1,000
800
600
400
200
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025
2026
5-year average
Figure 5: Registered Owner-built Homes 9 , 2002 –2026 Year-to-Date
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
(14) had the largest number of single detached homes registered 3 in July.
432 385
1,000
0
Figure 6: Registered Single Detached Homes 3 by Selected City 10 in Metro Vancouver, 2025-2026 Year-to-Date
316
Vancouver
421
205
Surrey
312
99
Delta
179
111
Burnaby
146
93
Langley
105
58
2026 YTD
Richmond
74
50 50
2025 YTD
Coquitlam
31
North Vancouver
40
29
Maple Ridge
33 36 37
West Vancouver
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
Figure 7: Registered Single Detached Homes 3 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
3
Enrolled Multi-unit Highlights • In the first seven months of 2026, 8,258 new multi-unit homes were enrolled 11 in B.C. Compared with the same period in 2025, multi-unit enrollments decreased 29.9%. • In July, 708 multi-unit homes were enrolled 10 . Compared with July 2025, the number of multi-unit enrollments decreased 19.6%. • Using a 12-month moving average 5 , there were 1,012 new multi-unit enrolled homes 11 in July, trending at a 1.4% decrease from June. • Using a 36-month moving average 5 , there were 1,460 new multi-unit enrolled homes 11 in July, which is a 1.6% decrease from June. • There were 177 new multi-unit buildings enrolled 11 in July. Most of these buildings were duplexes (73.4%) and quadplexes (12.4%). The largest building of 267 units was proposed to be built in Burnaby. • In July, Burnaby (317), Vancouver (117) and Surrey (61) had the largest number of multi- unit enrolled homes 11 in B.C.
Figure 8: Enrolled Homes in Multi-unit Buildings 11 , July 2026
4,500
4,000
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025
2026
5-year average
Figure 9: Enrolled Multi-unit Buildings 11 by Building Size 12 , July 2026
160
140
130
120
100
80
60
40
22
18
20
6
1
0
0
Duplex
Triplex
Quadplex
5-50 Units 51-100 Units >100 Units
Figure 10: Enrolled Homes in Multi-unit Buildings 11 by 12-Month and 36-Month Moving Averages 5 , July 2026
4,500
4,000
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
Enrollments by Month
12-Month Moving Average
36-Month Moving Average
4
Purpose-built Rental Highlights • In the first seven months of 2026, 15.245 purpose-built rental units 6 were registered in B.C. Compared with the same period in 2025, the number of registered rental units decreased 9.0%. • So far in 2026, rental units 6 represented
Figure 11: Purpose-built Rental Units 6 , July 2026
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
64.9% of all multi-unit registrations. • This month 1,183 rental units were
1,500
registered 12 . Compared with July 2025, the number of rental units registered decreased 56.6%. • Using a 12-month moving average 5 , there were 2,063 rental units registered 6 in July, trending at a 5.9% decrease from June. • Using a 36-month moving average 5 , there were 1,915 rental units registered 6 in July, which is a 0.8% increase from June. • There were 17 rental buildings registered 6 in July. Most of these were buildings of 51 to 100 units (52.9%) and buildings 5 to 50 units (23.5%). The largest building of 175 units was proposed to be built in Coquitlam. • In July, Coquitlam (175), Vancouver (159) and Langley* (133) had the largest number of rental units registered 6 in B.C.
1,000
500
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025
2026
5-year average
Figure 12: Purpose-built Rental Buildings 6 by Building Size 12 , July 2026
15
9
10
4
5
3
1
0
0
0
Duplex
Triplex
Quadplex
5-50 Units 51-100 Units >100 Units
Figure 13: Purpose-built Rental Units 6 by 12-Month and 36-Month Moving Averages 5 , July 2026
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
Enrollments by Month
12-Month Moving Average
36-Month Moving Average
5
Data Tables
Table 1: Registered New Homes², 2002 to 2026
Registered New Single Detached Homes 3
Registered New Homes in Multi-unit Buildings 4
Calendar Year
Purpose-built Rental 6
Single Detached Homes Enrolled with Home Warranty Insurance
Owner Builder Authorizations 9
Homes in Multi-unit Buildings with Home Warranty Insurance 11
9,179
3,268
12,075
2,178
2002
11,498
3,507
16,338
2,542
2003
11,746
3,666
19,732
2,654
2004
11,619
3,854
23,211
1,945
2005
10,837
4,124
23,393
1,488
2006
9,995
3,959
25,294
1,688
2007
7,848
3,373
14,924
801
2008
7,176
2,749
6,747
1,783
2009
8,432
3,199
13,949
1,716
2010
7,407
2,596
14,498
1,371
2011
6,912
2,445
16,279
1,948
2012
6,535
2,067
15,803
2,951
2013
8,886
2,335
15,929
2,962
2014
8,845
2,549
17,899
4,736
2015
10,625
2,211
22,749
5,272
2016
10,999
1,136
20,411
9,406
2017
9,468
1,173
25,866
7,724
2018
7,467
960
21,153
13,428
2019
8,124
984
13,144
9,146
2020
10,309
1,085
26,759
13,255
2021
7,306
932
25,911
14,663
2022
5,328
692
19,122
19,370
2023
4,924
582
21,291
18,525
2024
4,793
623
15,674
26,269
2025
3,047
432
11,788
16,761
2025 YTD
2,530
385
8,258
15,245
2026 YTD
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Table 2: Registered New Homes 2 , 2025 to 2026 and 5-year Average, Monthly
Registered New Single Detached Homes 3
Registered New Homes in Multi-unit Buildings 4
Month
5-year Average 13
5-year Average 13
2026
2025
2026
2025
305
478
575
4,042
4,066
2,991
Jan
414
553
655
3,614
4,686
3,784
Feb
504
549
792
4,729
4,962
3,984
Mar
439
482
729
2,557
4,064
3,917
Apr
389
467
694
3,272
4,406
3,378
May
450
476
698
3,398
2,756
4,187
Jun
414
474
575
1,891
3,609
3,090
Jul
383
585
2,358
2,915
Aug
416
531
2,571
3,092
Sep
411
522
2,911
2,881
Oct
361
505
3,089
3,240
Nov
366
456
2,465
2,707
Dec
Table 3: Registered New Homes in Multi-unit Buildings 4 , 2025 to 2026, Monthly
Enrolled New Homes in Multi- unit Buildings 11
Registered New Homes in Multi-Unit Buildings 4
Purpose-built Rental 6
Month
2026
2025
2026
2025
2026
2025
900
2,075
3,142
1,991
4,042
4,066
Jan
2,131
2,551
1,483
2,135
3,614
4,686
Feb
1,624
2,757
3,105
2,205
4,729
4,962
Mar
930
1,278
1,627
2,786
2,557
4,064
Apr
1,074
1,458
2,198
2,948
3,272
4,406
May
891
788
2,507
1,968
3,398
2,756
Jun
708
881
1,183
2,728
1,891
3,609
Jul
721
1,637
2,358
Aug
881
1,690
2,571
Sep
1,080
1,831
2,911
Oct
476
2,613
3,089
Nov
728
1,737
2,465
Dec
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Table 4: Registered New Homes 2 by Regional District, July 2026
Registered New Single Detached Homes 3
Registered New Homes in Multi-unit Buildings 4
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
0
0.0%
6
0.3%
6
0.3%
Bulkley-Nechako
3
0.7%
0
0.0%
3
0.1%
Capital
32
7.7%
317
16.8%
349
15.1%
Cariboo
9
2.2%
0
0.0%
9
0.4%
Central Coast
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Central Kootenay
5
1.2%
0
0.0%
5
0.2%
Central Okanagan
18
4.3%
10
0.5%
28
1.2%
Columbia-Shuswap
17
4.1%
106
5.6%
123
5.3%
Comox Valley
9
2.2%
5
0.3%
14
0.6%
Cowichan Valley
21
5.1%
0
0.0%
21
0.9%
East Kootenay
24
5.8%
8
0.4%
32
1.4%
Fraser Valley
22
5.3%
125
6.6%
147
6.4%
Fraser-Fort George
12
2.9%
24
1.3%
36
1.6%
Kitimat-Stikine
2
0.5%
0
0.0%
2
0.1%
Kootenay-Boundary
2
0.5%
0
0.0%
2
0.1%
Metro Vancouver
133
32.1%
1,084
57.3%
1,217
52.8%
Mount Waddington
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Nanaimo
32
7.7%
95
5.0%
127
5.5%
North Okanagan
14
3.4%
22
1.2%
36
1.6%
Northern Rockies
1
0.2%
0
0.0%
1
0.0%
Okanagan-Similkameen
11
2.7%
60
3.2%
71
3.1%
Peace River
2
0.5%
2
0.1%
4
0.2%
qathet
5
1.2%
10
0.5%
15
0.7%
Skeena-Queen Charlotte
1
0.2%
0
0.0%
1
0.0%
Squamish-Lillooet
14
3.4%
4
0.2%
18
0.8%
Stikine
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Strathcona
8
1.9%
13
0.7%
21
0.9%
Sunshine Coast
5
1.2%
0
0.0%
5
0.2%
Thompson-Nicola
12
2.9%
0
0.0%
12
0.5%
Total
414
100.0%
1,891
100.0%
2,305
100.0%
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Background and Methodology
End Notes
1 Bank of Canada, 2016. New Housing Registrations as a Leading Indicator of the B.C. Economy. Details are available here. 2 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. 3 Registered new single detached homes includes new single detached homes enrolled with home warranty insurance or with Owner Builder Authorizations issued by the Registrar. 4 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. 5 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. 6 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. 7 Selected cities are the 10 cities that had the highest numbers of registered new homes in the reference month. 8 The five regional districts with the highest numbers of registered new homes in the reference month. 9 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. 10 Selected cities are the 10 cities that had the highest numbers of registered single detached homes in Metro Vancouver in 2025. 11 Enrolled new multi-unit homes refers to new homes in multi-unit buildings (two or more dwelling units) enrolled with home warranty insurance. 12 Building size is measured by number of dwelling units, which is equivalent to new homes. 13 In this report, the five year average is the average of the most recently completed five years.
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 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.
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