Metro Vancouver has launched a new Housing Data Dashboard, an interactive online platform designed to give a clearer picture of the region’s housing market and the communities it serves.
The dashboard brings together a wide range of housing data in one place, making it easier for local governments, planners, researchers, industry professionals and residents to monitor market trends and better understand the region’s housing challenges.
“As our region continues to grow, access to reliable housing data is more important than ever,” said Metro Vancouver Board Chair Mike Hurley. “The Housing Data Dashboard brings critical information together in one place, making it easier to understand trends, identify challenges and make informed decisions that improve housing outcomes across the region.”
The latest data highlights several important trends.
The construction of new housing is increasingly leaning toward higher density projects, with apartments accounting for most of the starts and completed projects in Metro Vancouver.
In recent years new housing starts have slowed down, but the number of housing completions hit a record high in 2025, as projects that began construction earlier are now being completed.
The signs that the rental market is easing are also evident in the region.
Rental vacancy climbed to 3.7% in 2025, the highest level recorded in the past decade. As a result, rent growth has slowed compared with the sharp increases experienced in recent years.
The new dashboard replaces Metro Vancouver’s Housing Data Book, an annual publication that had been released since 2009.
According to Metro Vancouver, the new digital platform offers easier access to housing information and is intended to support better decision-making while advancing the goals of Metro 2050, the region’s long-term growth strategy. Those priorities include improving housing affordability, increasing the supply of new homes and ensuring future development aligns with regional planning objectives.
Metro Vancouver has been coordinating regional planning across the area since 1967, and officials say the new dashboard will provide a more accessible and up-to-date resource for tracking how the region’s housing market continues to evolve.
