{"id":21615,"date":"2026-01-09T19:41:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T19:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trussrealestate.ca\/?p=21615"},"modified":"2026-01-09T19:42:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T19:42:44","slug":"vancouver-commercial-real-estate-market-update-q3-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trussstage-1130442.ingress-erytho.ewp.live\/?p=21615","title":{"rendered":"Greater Vancouver Realtors: Commercial transactions grind higher in third quarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"max-width: 900px; margin: 0 auto; font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.65; color: #111827;\">\n<p><!-- Hero Image --><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 28px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 6px; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/trussstage-1130442.ingress-erytho.ewp.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/beautiful-shot-boats-parked-near-coal-harbour-vancouver.jpg\" alt=\"Coal Harbour waterfront in Vancouver\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Commercial transactions rose seven per cent in the third quarter of 2025, primarily driven by gains in office and multi-family transactions relative to the previous quarter.<\/p>\n<p>There were 307 commercial real estate sales in the Lower Mainland in Q3 2025, a 61.6 per cent increase from the 190 sales in Q3 2024, according to data from Commercial Edge, a commercial real estate system operated by Greater Vancouver Realtors (GVR).<\/p>\n<p>The total dollar value of commercial real estate sales in the Lower Mainland was $1.412 billion in Q3 2025, a 17.4 per cent decrease from $1.710 billion in Q3 2024.<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"margin: 24px 0; padding: 16px 18px; border-left: 4px solid #051936; background: #f8fafc;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\u201cNearly all asset classes posted gains in transaction volumes in the third quarter, but the office and multi-family segments were standouts, rising 30 and 46 per cent respectively over last quarter. Dollar volumes spiked in both asset classes as well, with a handful of large value transactions helping to drive these increases.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0; font-size: 14px; color: #4b5563;\">\u2014 Andrew Lis, GVR\u2019s Chief Economist and Vice-President, Data Analytics<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"margin: 24px 0; padding: 16px 18px; border-left: 4px solid #051936; background: #f8fafc;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\u201cThe only asset class which posted a decline in transaction volumes was the industrial segment, down about 12 per cent relative to last quarter. This marks a second quarterly decline in a row for this segment despite being one of the more resilient asset classes in 2024 in terms of transaction volume, and despite a healthy gain in sub-$2m transactions relative to the third quarter of 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0; font-size: 14px; color: #4b5563;\">\u2014 Andrew Lis, GVR<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 36px;\">Q3 2025 activity by asset class<\/h2>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-top: 16px; font-size: 14px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background: #f3f4f6; text-align: left;\">\n<th style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">Asset Class<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">Sales (Q3 2025)<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">Change vs Q3 2024<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">Dollar Value (Q3 2025)<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">Dollar Change vs Q3 2024<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">Land<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">52<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">20 per cent decrease (from 65)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">$432 million<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">42.6 per cent decrease (from $753 million)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">Office<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">83<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">219.2 per cent increase (from 26)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">$190 million<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">3.3 per cent increase (from $184 million)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">Retail &amp; Other<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">80<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">66.7 per cent increase (from 48)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">$244 million<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">10.1 per cent decrease (from $272 million)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">Industrial<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">73<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">102.8 per cent increase (from 36)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">$276 million<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\">79 per cent increase (from $154 million)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px;\">Multi-Family<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px;\">19<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px;\">26.7 per cent increase (from 15)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px;\">$270 million<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 12px;\">22.3 per cent decrease (from $348 million)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"margin: 40px 0; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 14px 30px; background: #051936; color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; border-radius: 4px;\" href=\"https:\/\/members.gvrealtors.ca\/news\/Q3-Commercial-Edge-report-2025.pdf?_cldee=1aBeSfQMA5s0yrEAYTupe3TjfLqqyOxg64mwXGBWECm1beuyqXPceo_dxklrobK1&amp;recipientid=contact-7ae65fa80c77e811a95c000d3af497c0-58e69f30d2bb437187b9f3e93089dad9&amp;utm_source=ClickDimensions&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Member%20Update&amp;esid=c949222b-4beb-f011-8406-6045bd606ee0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br 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