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This is an office sector market report published by CBRE on March 31, 2026, presenting Q1 2026 figures for the Vancouver commercial real estate market.
Vancouver's multifamily market report by Avison Young covers H1 2025 trends, noting that nearly 20,000 rental units are under construction as of July 2025 despite structural challenges expected to create supply shortfalls in 2-3 years, while the market has shifted toward buyers with cap rates exceeding 4%, vacancy at 1.9%, average rents at $2,830 per month, and annual rent declines of 7.0%. The report identifies private capital as increasingly dominant as institutional investors retreat, with activity concentrated in value-add segments and well-located competitively-priced assets, while zoning reforms and federal programs support affordable housing development.
The Avison Young Metro Vancouver office market report for Q1 2026 tracks market fundamentals including a vacancy rate of 11.8% (down from 12.4% in Q4 2025), 8.0 million square feet available, $55.11 average gross asking rent per square foot, and 321,000 square feet of absorption in the quarter. Small and mid-sized tenants are driving leasing momentum particularly in the 3,000 to 8,000 square foot range, tenant requirements are becoming more function-focused, and elevated inducements remain central to leasing negotiations as the market gradually rebalances.
This is a market report published by JLL on March 31, 2026, covering office sector dynamics in Vancouver, British Columbia during the first quarter of 2026.
Cushman & Wakefield's Vancouver Retail MarketBeat for year-end 2025 reports that overall retail vacancy rose to 6.8% across the market, with regional malls declining to 10.1% vacancy despite Hudson's Bay and Saks Off 5th closures, community malls rising to 3.4%, and core office tower retail at 9.3%, while high-street asking rents remained stable to strong with Alberni Street commanding the highest rate at $173.33 per square foot. British Columbia's economy is expected to grow 1.2% in 2026 with retail sales projected to moderate to 2.8% growth, though retail strata sales transactions remained subdued in 2025 with average pricing reaching $1,133 per square foot while developers increasingly incorporate income-generating components like hotels into mixed-use projects to improve financial viability.
The overall capitalization rate for the four benchmark asset classes eased 1 basis point to 5.92 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025. Halifax, Vancouver and Toronto led investor preference, with food-anchored retail strips remaining the most sought-after property type for an eighth consecutive quarter.
A market-level update on leasing, availability and pricing across Metro Vancouver. The report tracks office, industrial and retail performance early in 2025.