{"id":144,"date":"2026-10-31T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mverma.ca\/blog\/?p=144"},"modified":"2026-10-31T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T10:00:00","slug":"lower-mainland-housing-market-gains-ground-as-b-c-exports-retreat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mverma.ca\/blog\/2026\/10\/31\/lower-mainland-housing-market-gains-ground-as-b-c-exports-retreat\/","title":{"rendered":"Lower Mainland housing market gains ground as B.C. exports retreat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>As someone who\u2019s closely watched the ebb and flow of the Lower Mainland real estate market\u2014from Surrey to Vancouver and beyond\u2014I\u2019ve noticed a few significant shifts lately. While housing sales dipped 3.6% compared to last year, seasonal activity has actually picked up with a 6.6% increase, and average prices are holding steady at $1.129M. With high inventory and softer demand, buyers are seeing more options and negotiating power across neighborhoods I serve, from New Westminster to Abbotsford. On a broader note, B.C. exports fell by 13.6% in July, while imports rose 16%, painting an interesting economic backdrop for our local market. If you\u2019re curious about what these trends might mean for your next move, I\u2019m always keeping an eye on how shifting numbers translate to real opportunities in our communities.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nsnews.com\/economy-law-politics\/bryan-yu-lower-mainland-housing-market-gains-ground-as-bc-exports-retreat-12776639\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who\u2019s closely watched the ebb and flow of the Lower Mainland real estate market\u2014from Surrey to Vancouver and beyond\u2014I\u2019ve noticed a few significant shifts lately. While housing sales dipped 3.6% compared to last year, seasonal activity has actually picked up with a 6.6% increase, and average prices are holding steady at $1.129M. With [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":280,"featured_media":145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mverma.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mverma.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mverma.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mverma.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/280"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mverma.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mverma.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":146,"href":"https:\/\/www.mverma.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144\/revisions\/146"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mverma.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mverma.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mverma.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mverma.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}