The Teardown Renfrew Aug 2025

RENFREW AUGUST 2025

Deconstructing Real Estate Insights

The Teardown delivers targeted statistics for Vancouver's small to medium-sized builder market, focusing on three critical property types:

• REDIC (land value properties)
• Townhouses
• Half Duplexes

We highlight how this specialized segment performs differently from the broader, general City of Vancouver and Greater Vancouver Area markets, revealing unique patterns that small and mid-size developers need to understand in order to realize and maximize optimal investment returns.

"Greater Vancouver and Vancouver East Real Estate market's measured activity has both reporting back as being on the cusp of a Balanced Market when comparing their sales to data to active listings. Whe looking at the market for builders and developers we are seeing a different picture. Successful business decisions are different and need to consider the correct market that you are operating in. Please follow along for the most comprehensive metrics involving the market"

"Greater Vancouver and Vancouver East Real Estate market's measured activity has both reporting back as being on the cusp of a Balanced Market when comparing their sales to data to active listings. Whe looking at the market for builders and developers we are seeing a different picture. Successful business decisions are different and need to consider the correct market that you are operating in. Please follow along for the most comprehensive metrics involving the market"

. . . . and this is how the Board of Greater Vancouver Realtors reports👇👇👇

"Sales volume for the Vancouver East small to medium builders market is showing a 233% difference from the Greater Vancouver Sales data used and a -16% difference from the sales data used for Vancouver East. Relying solely on Board released stats for your development business decisions would be a significant gamble."

. . . . and this is how the Board of Greater Vancouver Realtors reports👇👇👇

"Sales volume for the Vancouver East small to medium builders market is showing a 233% difference from the Greater Vancouver Sales data used and a -16% difference from the sales data used for Vancouver East. Relying solely on Board released stats for your development business decisions would be a significant gamble."

. . . . and this is how the Board of Greater Vancouver Realtors reports👇👇👇

"Sales volume for the Vancouver East small to medium builders market is showing a 233% difference from the Greater Vancouver Sales data used and a -16% difference from the sales data used for Vancouver East. Relying solely on Board released stats for your development business decisions would be a significant gamble."

"Greater Vancouver and Vancouver East listing data is showing a cosniderable difference as well. Townhouse listings are down almost 10 percent and REDIC lisitngs are down almost 10% as well, from last years totals. Savvy developers may want to watch the REDIC inventory for decreases and sales price movement in order to acquire a site at the optimal price.."

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Here is a summary of the Vancouver East development market for small/medium builders:

REDIC Trends :

-Developers entering the market to purchase a development site should pay close attention to historical trends in each neighbourhood to create the largest margin possible between REDIC and Townhouse or Half Duplex prices.

Townhouse and Half Duplex Trends :

-Understanding the nuances and differences in the Benchmark Price compared to Average price per sq foot would be important for builders and developers to fully contextualize the price dynamics at play.

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