Michelle Porter Vancouver Real Estate

10/20/2026

A neighbourhood’s everyday stops help shape its character. Downtown Vancouver has another café on the way, with C Market Coffee preparing to join the mix.

Korean-inspired C Market Coffee is preparing to open its first downtown Vancouver location at 1185 West Georgia Street. Daily Hive reports on the café’s planned arrival, adding another name to the area’s coffee scene. For people who live, work or spend time downtown, it’s a local opening to k...

10/18/2026

Land value amounts to nearly $24 million of that total assessed value.

We covered the bougie home that’s located at 3330 Radcliff Ave. last year, when it was listed for the exact same asking price of $58,800,000. We typically see homes like this re-listed for a reduced price, but not in this case. The current asking price is much higher than the most recent assessed ...

10/16/2026

If you follow Canadian commercial real estate, this week’s roundup looks at recent transactions across apartment, retail, office and industrial properties.

Altus Group’s September 30 roundup covers Canadian commercial property transactions, market indicators and recent research. Featured deals span retail, industrial, office and apartment properties across several regions. The edition also examines contrasting conditions in the Greater Toronto Area.....

10/15/2026

You may recognize this estate’s famous guests: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stayed here after leaving the U.K. Tyler Perry has now put the property on the market.

Tyler Perry has listed his 22.5-acre estate in the gated Beverly Ridge Estates community for $57 million. The property centres on a roughly 24,500-square-foot Mediterranean-style mansion with grand entertaining spaces and a library, plus a swimming pool and fountain outside. Perry purchased the land...

10/14/2026

FRESH ON THE MARKET | 2505 Adanac Street

An absolute dream home, beautifully transformed with exceptional attention to detail. Luxurious finishes, considered design + everyday functionality define this absolutely impressive family home.

Designed for entertaining, the expansive open-plan main floor flows seamlessly to a private backyard oasis, perfect for everything from intimate dinners to larger gatherings with family + friends. Upstairs, four generous bedrooms + a versatile family/media room with wet bar offer plenty of space for the whole family.

🛏️ 4 Bedrooms | 🛁 2.5 Bathrooms
📐 2,129 SF | 🚗🚗 Double-Car Garage
💰 Asking $2,695,000

Beautifully appointed + designed for living!

10/09/2026

If you’re following housing around Vancouver, September brought slower sales and a lower benchmark price. But the picture varied by property type.

Vancouver-area home sales totalled 1,717 in September, down 8.4% from a year earlier and 25% below the 10-year seasonal average. The composite benchmark price fell 5.5% year-over-year to $1,075,900. Fewer apartment sales drove the overall decline, while attached and detached sales edged higher. Inve...

10/08/2026

Curious what lower-carbon construction looks like in practice? UBC’s MacIsaac Health Building uses prefabricated components to reduce waste alongside materials selected to lower construction-related emissions.

UBC’s new MacIsaac Health Building is the first project on its Vancouver campus to achieve the Canada Green Building Council’s Zero Carbon Building–Design Standard v2 certification. The facility brings together health services, teaching, and research spaces. Its design combines mass timber, lo...

10/07/2026

When you’re watching Canada’s housing outlook, bond yields deserve attention too. TD points to higher yields, which influence fixed mortgage rates, as a key reason for its weaker sales forecast.

TD has lowered its Canadian housing outlook, forecasting an approximately 5% decline in home sales for 2026 as elevated bond yields put pressure on borrowing costs. National average home prices are expected to remain roughly flat this year, with growth below 2% projected for 2027. The bank anticipat...

10/03/2026

Neighborhoods can change gradually, and the signs aren’t always easy to interpret. Looking at permits, housing activity, and the streets themselves is a sensible place to start.

A look at the shops, development, transit, and housing activity that can shape city neighborhoods.

10/01/2026

We’re going to explore and look at key differences relating to modular and traditional builds, including the speed of build, cost, safety, design, environmental impact, sustainability, customization, land, and the legal requirements.

While thinking of either building a new home or purchasing one, the decision between a modular home and a traditional built home may become very challenging. There are positives and negatives associated with each type.