Vancouver Real Estate Has a Confidence Problem

Vancouver real estate is entering the final stretch of 2026 with a growing problem: buyers are losing confidence at exactly the moment borrowing costs are threatening to rise again. Consumer confidence fell 6.9 points in September, its steepest monthly decline since the trade war began in early 2025. Even more significant for housing, the Real Estate Outlook Index has fallen 8.4 points since late August, its sharpest three-week deterioration since July 2022, when the Bank of Canada delivered...