Purpose-built Rental Highlights In the first six months of 2026, 12,442 purpose-built rental units 6 were registered in B.C. Compared with the same period in 2025, the number of registered rental units decreased 11.3%. So far in 2026, rental units 6 represented
Figure 11: Purpose-built Rental Units 6 , June 2026
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registered 12 . Compared with June 2025, the number of rental units registered decreased 23.6%. Using a 12-month moving average 5 , there were 2,057 rental units registered 6 in June, trending at a 1.8% decrease from May. Using a 36-month moving average 5 , there were 1,855 rental units registered 6 in June, which is a 2.0% decrease from May. There were 21 rental buildings registered 6 in June. Most of these were buildings of 51 to 100 units (33.3%) and buildings of more than 100 units (33.3%). The largest building of 191 units was proposed to be built in Vancouver. In June, Saanich (312), Surrey (240), and Kelowna (204) had the largest number of rental units registered 6 in B.C.
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Figure 12: Purpose-built Rental Buildings 6 by Building Size 12 , June 2026
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Figure 13: Purpose-built Rental Units 6 by 12-Month and 36-Month Moving Averages 5 , June 2026
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