Monthly Market Report
Benchmark prices, sales and inventory for Port Coquitlam from the September 2026 GVR release — and what the Tri-Cities' value market is really doing.
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Port Coquitlam in September 2026: detached benchmark $1,240,600 (-8.5% YoY), townhouse $834,300 (-7.8%), apartment $550,000 (-9.0%). PoCo remains the Tri-Cities' value play — the only city of the three with a detached benchmark under $1.4M — and its townhomes (20.6% sales-to-active) are the busiest segment. Detached reads as a balanced market on GVR’s scale: 170 active listings against 26 sales (15.3%).
Verified GVR data
Source: Greater Vancouver REALTORS® September 2026 monthly release (published October 2, 2026). Benchmark = MLS® Home Price Index for Port Coquitlam. Sales-to-active ratio = sales divided by active listings, both from the same release. Average days on market as published in that release.
Regional context — Greater Vancouver, September 2026
Metro Vancouver benchmarks, September 2026: detached $1,784,700 (-7.3% YoY) · townhome $1,016,700 (-4.7%) · condo $682,500 (-6.2%). Sales-to-active ratios: detached 9.5%, condo 11.7%, townhome 12.9%. Below ~12% sustained, prices tend to face downward pressure; 12–20% is balanced; above 20% favours sellers.
Commentary
PoCo is still the affordability door into the Tri-Cities. A detached benchmark of $1,240,600 sits roughly $344K below Coquitlam ($1,584,400) and $663K below Port Moody ($1,903,500) — that gap is the whole PoCo story, and it's why first-time detached buyers and young families keep landing here.
Detached is balanced, not crowded: 170 active listings against 26 sales is a 15.3% sales-to-active ratio, which GVR’s scale reads as a balanced market. Buyers have choice, but well-priced homes are selling. Townhomes are tighter at 20.6% sales-to-active — family-sized three-bedroom product remains in demand. Apartments are the soft segment at 8.6%.
Condos took the deepest price hit (-9.0% YoY, the steepest apartment decline in the Tri-Cities) — which cuts both ways: harder on sellers, an opening for buyers priced out a year ago. Area context: moving to Port Coquitlam and PoCo homes for sale.
Buyer & seller playbook
Detached buyers: a balanced market with real choice (170 active listings) and the lowest detached benchmark in the Tri-Cities. Condo buyers: prices are -9.0% off last year and apartments are the softest PoCo segment; negotiate from the data, not the asking price.
Detached sellers face real competition (170 active listings this month) — sharp pricing and presentation are non-negotiable. Townhome sellers hold the best hand in PoCo. Either way, start with an honest evaluation against live comparables.
General market commentary, not individual advice — your street, product type and timeline change the answer. Book a strategy call for a read on your specific situation.
Where these numbers come from. Every figure on this page comes from Greater Vancouver REALTORS® (GVR) data for September 2026, released October 2, 2026: MLS® HPI benchmark prices plus by-type sales, active listings and days on market from GVR’s REALTOR® Reports. Port Coquitlam figures are the municipal HPI benchmarks and MLS® transaction counts for the City of Port Coquitlam. Benchmark prices use the MLS® Home Price Index (HPI) — a “typical home” measure that strips out mix effects, which is why it differs from average or median sale prices.
Update cadence. This report is refreshed every month when GVR publishes new data. Next expected update: early November 2026 (October 2026 data).
Written by Craig Johnston, REALTOR®, BC licence V99960 · Royal LePage Elite West · Last updated October 7, 2026 (September 2026 data). Not financial advice; data attribution: Greater Vancouver REALTORS®.
Straight answers
As of September 2026 GVR data, the detached benchmark in Port Coquitlam is $1,240,600 (-8.5% year-over-year) — the lowest of the three Tri-Cities. Townhouses benchmark at $834,300 and apartments at $550,000.
Yes. In September 2026, PoCo's detached benchmark ($1,240,600) is roughly $344K below Coquitlam's ($1,584,400), and the composite benchmark gap ($835,500 vs $971,700) is around $136K. You trade SkyTrain proximity for value and a strong small-city downtown.
The September 2026 detached market is balanced: 170 active listings against 26 sales (15.3% sales-to-active) means real choice, though well-priced homes are still selling. As always, the right timing depends on your financing and the specific property — the market data just says you won't be rushed.
Monthly, from the Greater Vancouver REALTORS® statistics release. This page reflects September 2026 data published October 2, 2026; the next update follows the early-November 2026 release.
Apartment benchmarks fell 9.0% year-over-year — the largest apartment decline in the Tri-Cities — amid ample new supply region-wide and stretched entry-level affordability. The flip side: entry buyers get their best selection in years.
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