New Homes Registry Report – August 2026

August 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. General Highlights Figure 1: Registered New Homes 2 by Building Type, 2002–2026 Year-to-Date

 In the first eight months of 2026, 28,512 new homes were registered 2 in B.C., including 3,316 single detached 3 and 25,196 multi-unit homes 4 .  So far in 2026, total home registrations 2 are down 18.0% from 2025. Registrations for multi-unit homes 4 decreased 18.5%, while registrations for single detached homes decreased 13.8% 3 .  In August, 2,093 new homes were registered 2 in B.C., a 23.6% decrease compared with August 2025.  Using a 12-month moving average 5 , there were 3,425 new registered homes 2 in August, a 1.5% decrease from July for all registered new homes.  Metro Vancouver accounted for 64.5% of all new homes registered 2 in August. Vancouver (445), Surrey (430), and Coquitlam (187) were the top three cities in registered new homes this month.  In August, there were more multi-unit homes registered than single detached homes in Sidney, Port Coquitlam, Nelson, Invermere, Sparwood, Langley, Kamloops, Surrey, Vancouver, Coquitlam, Terrace, Salmon Arm, Osoyoos, Nanaimo, Kelowna, Pemberton, Chilliwack, Langford, Kitimat, Penticton, Burnaby, New Westminster, Victoria, Courtenay, and Richmond.  So far in 2026, 16,150 purpose-built rental units 6 were registered in B.C. Compared with the same period in 2025, the number of registered rental units decreased 12.2%.

60,000

50,000

40,000

30,000

20,000

10,000

Single Detached Homes

Homes in Multi-unit Buildings

Total

Figure 2: Registered New Homes 2 by Building Type and Selected City 7 , August 2026

Vancouver

411

Surrey

400

Coquitlam

171

Langley

136

Chilliwack

Kamloops

Kelowna

Homes in Multi-unit Buildings Single Detached Homes

Burnaby

Salmon Arm Invermere

* Langley includes City of Langley and Township of Langley.

100

200

300

400

500

Figure 3: Registered New Homes 2 by Regional District 8 , August 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

6 1.5%

77 4.6%

Thompson-Nicola

20 4.9%

71 4.2%

East Kootenay

40 9.9%

80 4.7%

Fraser Valley

150 37.0%

1,199 71.0%

Metro Vancouver

30 7.4%

63 3.7%

Capital

Single Detached Highlights  In the first eight months of 2026, 3,316 new single detached homes were registered 3 in B.C. Compared with the same period in 2025, single detached registrations decreased 13.8%.  In August, 405 single detached homes were registered 3 . Compared with August 2025, the number of single detached registrations increased 5.7%.  Using a 12-month moving average 5 , there were 405 new single detached registered homes 3 in August, trending at a 0.5% increase from July.  Using a 36-month moving average 5 , there were 441 new single detached registered homes 3 in August, which is a 0.8% decrease from July.  Vancouver (34), Surrey (30) and Burnaby (19) had the largest number of single detached homes registered 3 in August.

Figure 4: Registered Single Detached Homes 3 , August 2026

1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600

0 200 400 600 800

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

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

459 4 33

Figure 6: Registered Single Detached Homes 3 by Selected City 10 in Metro Vancouver, 2025-2026 Year-to-Date

350

Coquitlam Richmond Langley Burnaby Delta Surrey Vancouver

466

235

341

110

197

130

164

100

113

2026 YTD 2025 YTD

West Vancouver Maple Ridge North Vancouver

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

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

Enrolled Multi-unit Highlights  In the first eight months of 2026, 9,046 new multi-unit homes were enrolled 11 in B.C. Compared with the same period in 2025, multi-unit enrollments decreased 27.7%.  In August, 799 multi-unit homes were enrolled 10 . Compared with August 2025, the number of multi-unit enrollments increased 11.1%.  Using a 12-month moving average 5 , there were 1,018 new multi-unit enrolled homes 11 in August, trending at a 0.7% increase from July.  Using a 36-month moving average 5 , there were 1,446 new multi-unit enrolled homes 11 in August, which is a 0.6% decrease from July.  There were 180 new multi-unit buildings enrolled 11 in August. Most of these buildings were duplexes (73.3%) and quadplexes (13.9%). The largest building of 215 units was proposed to be built in Surrey.  In August, Surrey (281), Vancouver (87), and Chilliwack (78) had the largest number of multi-unit enrolled homes 11 in B.C.

Figure 8: Enrolled Homes in Multi-unit Buildings 11 , August 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 11 by Building Size 12 , August 2026

160

132

140

120

100

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 , August 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 eight months of 2026, 16,150 purpose-built rental units 6 were registered in B.C. Compared with the same period in 2025, the number of registered rental units decreased 12.2%.  So far in 2026, rental units 6 represented 64.1% of all multi-unit registrations.  This month 889 rental units were registered 12 . Compared with August 2025, the number of rental units registered decreased 45.7%.  Using a 12-month moving average 5 , there were 2,002 rental units registered 6 in August, trending at a 3.0% decrease from July.  Using a 36-month moving average 5 , there were 1,876 rental units registered 6 in August, which is a 2.0% decrease from July.  There were 15 rental buildings registered 6 in August. Most of these were quadplexes (40.0%) and buildings of more than 100 units (26.7%). The largest building of 260 units was proposed to be built in Vancouver.  In August, Vancouver (324), Coquitlam (156), and Surrey (119) had the largest number of rental units registered 6 in B.C.

Figure 11: Purpose-built Rental Units 6 , August 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 6 by Building Size 12 , August 2026

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 , August 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 Homes², 2002 to 2026

Registered New Single Detached Homes 3

Registered New Homes in Multi-unit Buildings 4

Calendar Year

Single Detached Homes Enrolled with Home Warranty Insurance

Homes in Multi-unit Buildings with Home Warranty Insurance 11

Owner Builder Authorizations 9

Purpose-built Rental 6

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

8,845

2,549

17,899

4,736

10,625

2,211

22,749

5,272

10,999

1,136

20,411

9,406

9,468

1,173

25,866

7,724

7,465

960

21,153

13,428

8,123

984

13,144

9,146

10,309

1,085

26,720

13,255

7,299

932

25,907

14,663

5,323

692

19,118

19,370

4,912

582

21,107

18,525

4,774

623

15,672

26,269

2025 YTD 2026 YTD

3,390

459

12,507

18,398

2,883

433

9,046

16,150

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

2026

2025

5-year Average 13

2026

2025

5-year Average 13

Jan

304

476

573

4,042

4,066

2,991

Feb

414

550

654

3,612

4,686

3,784

Mar

502

547

791

4,727

4,962

3,974

Apr

439

480

728

2,557

4,064

3,917

May

389

464

693

3,271

4,406

3,377

Jun

450

476

697

3,396

2,756

4,187

Jul

413

473

575

1,903

3,609

3,090

Aug

405

383

584

1,688

2,356

2,915

Sep

414

530

2,571

3,084

Oct

410

521

2,911

2,881

Nov

358

503

3,089

3,240

Dec

366

456

2,465

2,681

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

Jan

900

2,075

3,142

1,991

4,042

4,066

Feb

2,129

2,551

1,483

2,135

3,612

4,686

Mar

1,622

2,757

3,105

2,205

4,727

4,962

Apr

930

1,278

1,627

2,786

2,557

4,064

May

1,073

1,458

2,198

2,948

3,271

4,406

Jun

885

788

2,511

1,968

3,396

2,756

Jul

708

881

1,195

2,728

1,903

3,609

Aug

799

719

889

1,637

1,688

2,356

Sep

881

1,690

2,571

Oct

1,080

1,831

2,911

Nov

476

2,613

3,089

Dec

728

1,737

2,465

Table 4: Registered New Homes 2 by Regional District, August 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

0.5%

0.0%

0.1%

Bulkley-Nechako

1.7%

0.1%

0.4%

Capital

7.4%

3.7%

4.4%

Cariboo

2.0%

0.0%

0.4%

Central Coast

0.0%

Central Kootenay

2.5%

0.5%

0.9%

Central Okanagan

4.0%

3.6%

3.7%

Columbia-Shuswap

4.4%

2.8%

3.2%

Comox Valley

1.5%

0.2%

0.5%

Cowichan Valley

4.0%

0.0%

0.8%

East Kootenay

4.9%

4.2%

4.3%

Fraser Valley

9.9%

4.7%

120

5.7%

Fraser-Fort George

3.0%

0.1%

0.7%

Kitimat-Stikine

0.5%

0.8%

Kootenay-Boundary

0.7%

0.0%

0.1%

Metro Vancouver

150

37.0%

1,199

71.0%

1,349

64.5%

Mount Waddington

0.2%

0.0%

Nanaimo

3.7%

1.6%

2.0%

North Okanagan

3.7%

0.4%

1.0%

Northern Rockies

0.0%

Okanagan-Similkameen

1.0%

0.7%

0.8%

Peace River

1.0%

0.0%

0.2%

qathet

1.0%

0.2%

0.4%

Skeena-Queen Charlotte

0.0%

Squamish-Lillooet

1.0%

0.5%

0.6%

Stikine

0.0%

Strathcona

2.2%

0.0%

0.4%

Sunshine Coast

0.7%

0.1%

0.2%

Thompson-Nicola

1.5%

4.6%

4.0%

Total

405

100.0%

1,688

100.0%

2,093

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 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 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.

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