MONEY GLOBE XBC home prices by town: what the property transfer tax data shows
Every BC home sale is recorded for property transfer tax. What our BC town pages show: average price, homes sold, condo share and first-time buyers.
Last checked November 8, 2026. Every rule below names its source; the official pages are listed at the end with their own dates.
In short
- The Province publishes every recorded sale in each municipality, by month, as open data.
- Our pages turn it into a 12-month average price, homes sold, the condo and townhome share and the share of first-time buyers.
- Prices are the fair market value of the homes sold, so they move with the mix of homes.
BC home prices by city and townHome prices by city
Where the numbers come from
When a home changes hands in BC, the buyer files a property transfer tax return. The Province of British Columbia publishes the totals for each municipality by month under the Open Government Licence - British Columbia. Rural areas outside municipalities are not listed.
What each measure means
| Measure | What it is |
|---|---|
| Average home price, last 12 months | The fair market value of all homes sold in 12 months, divided by the number sold |
| Homes sold, last 12 months | Number of recorded residential sales |
| Average price, latest month | The same for one month (moves more) |
| Median price, latest month | The middle sale of the month, where the Province publishes it |
| Condos and townhomes (strata) share | The share of sales that were strata homes |
| First-time buyers share | The share of purchases by buyers who claimed the first-time buyers' exemption |
| Newly built homes sold | Sales that were newly built homes |
Today's figures for larger BC cities
Live data: BC average home prices, 12 months to September 2026
| Place | Average price | 1 year | Homes sold | Condos and townhomes | First-time buyers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | C$1,408,413 | -9.1% | 8,767 | 65% | 17% |
| Surrey | C$912,896 | +3.3% | 8,766 | 50% | 20% |
| Burnaby | C$1,005,394 | +0.6% | 4,493 | 74% | 24% |
| Richmond | C$1,019,790 | -4.9% | 3,696 | 67% | 20% |
| Victoria | C$882,483 | +4.4% | 1,465 | 65% | 25% |
| Kelowna | C$881,574 | +8.5% | 3,644 | 48% | 19% |
| Kamloops | C$656,845 | +1.4% | 1,828 | 28% | 31% |
| Nanaimo | C$730,254 | -0.2% | 1,850 | 28% | 26% |
| Prince George | C$474,774 | +4.2% | 1,569 | 12% | 38% |
Source: Province of British Columbia, Property Transfer Tax data (OGL-BC), 12 months to September 2026. Data updated November 08, 2026.
How to compare towns
- Compare the 12-month averages, not single months.
- Check the strata share: a town where most sales are condos has a lower average than a town of houses, even at the same value per square foot.
- Look at homes sold: under 100 sales in 12 months, averages swing a lot.
Questions
Where does BC home price data come from?
From the property transfer tax returns filed on every recorded sale, published by the Province of British Columbia as open data.
Is this the same as the MLS benchmark price?
No. It covers every recorded sale in the municipality, not only listed homes, and it is an average, not a benchmark.
What does the first-time buyers share mean?
The share of purchases where the buyer claimed the first-time home buyers' exemption.
Why is my town not listed?
Rural areas outside municipalities are not in the data, and places with less than a year of data have no page yet.
Related guides
Sources
- Province of British Columbia: Property Transfer Tax data (Open Government Licence - British Columbia)
- Government of BC: Property transfer tax (page updated December 3, 2025)
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