Purpose-built Rental Highlights In the first three months of 2026, 7,908 purpose-built rental units 6 were registered in B.C. Compared with the same period in 2025, the number of registered rental units increased 24.9%. So far in 2026, rental units 6 represented
Figure 11: Purpose-built Rental Units 6 , March 2026
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registered 12 . Compared with March 2025, the number of rental units registered increased 28.7%. Using a 12-month moving average 5 , there were 2,312 rental units registered 6 in March, trending at a 2.3% increase from February. Using a 36-month moving average 5 , there were 1,893 rental units registered 6 in March, which is a 2.9% increase from February. There were 33 rental buildings registered 6 in March. Most of these were buildings of 51 to 100 units (36.4%), and buildings of more than 100 units (30.3%). The largest building of 338 units was proposed to be built in Burnaby. In March, Burnaby (556), Vancouver (545), and Port Moody (342) 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 , March 2026
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Figure 13: Purpose-built Rental Units 6 by 12-Month and 36-Month Moving Averages 5 , March 2026
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