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What's my home worth in Burke Mountain?

A clear read on Burke Mountain home values for September 2026: benchmark prices, what pushes a price up and what pulls it down. Get a valuation specific to your home from Craig in 24 hours.

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What's My Home Worth in Burke Mountain? Benchmark Prices + Free Valuation

Burke Mountain home values for September 2026: benchmark prices and what pushes a price up or down. Free 24-hour home valuation from Craig Johnston, REALTOR® V99960. Free Strategy Call ends with a written one-page plan in 24 hours.

Quick Answer

Burke Mountain benchmark prices for September 2026: detached $1,867,100, townhome $1,040,600, condo $640,100. Your home's value depends on lot, layout, year built, condition and the specific street. For an accurate valuation on your address — including comparable recent sales — request a free home evaluation from Craig Johnston, REALTOR® V99960.

Burke Mountain benchmark prices

Detached
Benchmark price — September 2026
$1,867,100
Townhome
Benchmark price — September 2026
$1,040,600
Condo
Benchmark price — September 2026
$640,100
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Neighbourhood read

What's actually moving in Burke Mountain.

Burke Mountain sits on Coquitlam's north-east slopes, with mostly newer townhomes and detached homes, parks and trails close by, and Pinecone Burke Provincial Park beyond. Move-up buyers from the Tri-Cities and elsewhere in Metro Vancouver look here for newer homes.

The ranges above are typical for the neighbourhood as a whole. The actual sale price for a specific home depends on lot, condition, year built, layout, view, and the catchment edge of the street. Two homes one block apart can sell for very different prices because of these factors. The free home evaluation accounts for them.

By the numbers
Burke Mountain market numbers behind a home valuation (September 2026)
MeasureBurke MountainChange vs a year ago
Detached benchmark price$1,867,100−3.1%
Townhouse benchmark price$1,040,600−7.3%
Benchmark price, all home types$1,243,100−6.8%
Median sale price, all home types$1,141,000−12.0%
Median sale price as % of original list price100.0%2.7%
Median days on market21−25.0%
Sales16−27.3%
Active listings1553.3%
Sales-to-active ratio10.3%−29.9%

Source: Greater Vancouver REALTORS® — REALTOR® Report (detached and townhouse benchmarks) and GVR Stats Centre (Burke Mountain sub-area, all home types), September 2026. Monthly samples are small, so a median can swing a lot from month to month. None of these figures is a valuation of your home.

What pushes value up

Premium drivers in Burke Mountain.

Premium drivers — what pushes the sale price up:

  • Newer construction, with fewer big repairs due soon and possibly some remaining 2-5-10 home warranty coverage
  • Catchment schools, depending on the address: Smiling Creek, Coast Salish or Leigh Elementary, then Minnekhada or Kwayhquitlum Middle and Terry Fox Secondary (check the SD43 School Locator)
  • Trail/park access via Pinecone Burke Provincial Park, Smiling Creek Park, Partington Creek
  • Planned Burke Mountain Village amenities (community centre targeted for 2029)
  • Location on the mountain: view, slope and distance to parks and schools

What pulls value down

Discount factors to underwrite honestly.

Factors that pull the sale price down — be honest with these when pricing:

  • No SkyTrain on Burke Mountain; the nearest rapid transit is Coquitlam Central Station, reached by bus or car
  • Competition from new homes that developers are still selling nearby
  • Homes on or backing onto busier roads
  • Older Burke homes may be due for first-round maintenance, such as exterior paint

Burke Mountain · who actually buys here

Who buys in Burke Mountain — and the pricing mistakes that cost sellers most.

The Burke buyer is very often comparing your resale directly against a showhome. That is the defining feature of selling here: your competition includes brand-new product with warranty, incentives and a sales centre, and it may be two streets away.

The pricing mistake that follows is anchoring to what you paid at presale, or to what the developer is asking in the current phase. Neither is a market value for a five-year-old resale. Presale pricing reflects a moment and a marketing programme; today’s buyer is weighing your home against what they can buy right now.

What actually wins on Burke is the things new construction cannot offer: a finished yard, window coverings, appliances, a completed strata with known fees and a maintenance history. Those are real advantages over a bare new unit, and they are easy to undersell. Presenting them explicitly changes the comparison from “older versus new” to “ready versus unfinished.”

Burke Mountain · what an estimator misses

Why Burke Mountain is harder to value than a calculator makes it look.

Automated estimates work by averaging recent nearby sales. That method is weakest exactly where a neighbourhood is distinctive — and Burke Mountain is distinctive in specific, pricebearing ways.

Burke Mountain can trip up estimators in a way older neighbourhoods do not: much of the housing stock is recent, and a large share of it changed hands originally as presale rather than resale. That produces a comparable set full of prices that reflect what a developer was asking during a particular release phase, not what the open market would pay today.

Phase and builder matter a lot here. Two townhomes in adjacent complexes, both five years old, can differ in value on build quality, strata health, amenity package and whether the complex completed into a strong or soft market. Strata documents carry unusual weight on a mountain full of young buildings just now reaching their first significant maintenance decisions.

There is also a supply factor no algorithm accounts for: Burke is still building. When a developer releases a new phase nearby, resale listings compete directly with brand-new inventory carrying warranty and incentives. Timing a Burke sale around release activity is a genuine strategic decision.

What this means practically: treat any online figure — including the assessed value on your tax notice — as a starting point for a conversation, not as a number to price against. An assessment is a mass-appraisal estimate set at a fixed date for taxation; market value is what a real buyer will pay for your specific property today. They routinely differ, in both directions.

General information for Burke Mountain homeowners, not an appraisal or a formal valuation. Every property is assessed on its own facts — condition, exposure, lot, systems and timing. Market conditions change; figures cited are current as at the date shown on this page.

How Craig values your home

The 4-step home valuation method.

  1. Comparable sales (3-6 months). Pull every recent sale within 800m of your address with similar lot, year built, and bed/bath count. Adjust for lot size, condition, and view.
  2. Active competition. Currently-listed comparable homes — your price has to fit their range or buyers skip yours.
  3. Days-on-market trend. If comparables are taking 30+ days to sell, the price is soft — accuracy matters more than aspiration.
  4. Your specific home's condition + features. Updates, layout, mechanical age, suite, garage, view, storage, traffic exposure — line-itemed against the comparable adjustments.

The result is a price range, not a single number. Strategy is positioning within that range based on whether you're selling fast or netting maximum.

Frequently asked

Burke Mountain home value — frequently asked

How much is my home worth in Burke Mountain?

In September 2026, Burke Mountain's detached benchmark price was $1,867,100 and its townhouse benchmark was $1,040,600. Greater Vancouver REALTORS® doesn't publish a Burke Mountain apartment benchmark; the Coquitlam-wide figure was $640,100. Your specific home's value depends on lot, year built, condition, layout, view, and the street within the catchment. For an exact valuation, request a free home evaluation from Craig Johnston, REALTOR® V99960.

What's driving Burke Mountain home prices in 2026?

Burke Mountain sits on Coquitlam's north-east slopes, with mostly newer townhomes and detached homes, parks and trails close by, and Pinecone Burke Provincial Park beyond. Move-up buyers from the Tri-Cities and elsewhere in Metro Vancouver look here for newer homes.

How accurate are the online home value estimators?

Estimators struggle on Burke because much of the housing is recent and many homes first sold as presales. The comparable pool is full of prices reflecting a developer's release phase rather than open-market resale value, and models cannot tell the difference.

How long does the home evaluation take?

Craig delivers a free home evaluation within 24 hours of your request. Includes comparable sales, market position, suggested list-price range, and what to expect for time on market. No obligation. Request via the home-evaluation page.

What if I want to know what my home is worth without contacting a realtor?

Compare against recent resales in similar complexes and phases, not against what you paid at presale or what the current release is asking. Then weigh what new construction nearby is offering, because on Burke your competition may include unfinished units with warranty and incentives.

Are Burke Mountain home prices going up or down?

In September 2026, Burke Mountain's detached benchmark was −3.1% and its townhouse benchmark −7.3% compared with a year earlier (Greater Vancouver REALTORS®). Past changes don't predict future prices. For exact 12-month change on your specific home type, see the monthly Coquitlam market update or request the personalized home evaluation.

What's the difference between assessed value and market value in Burke Mountain?

On newer Burke homes assessment and market value can track reasonably closely, but assessment misses strata health and phase quality entirely — and on a mountain of young buildings now facing first maintenance decisions, those are exactly what buyers price.

How is Craig's home evaluation different from an appraisal?

An appraisal is a paid, formal report typically ordered by a lender. Craig's home evaluation is a free real-estate professional opinion based on recent comparable sales — many sellers use it to help set a list price. A lender or a legal matter may still require a formal appraisal.

Is my home worth more than the listing across the street?

On Burke that question is often really about phase and builder. Two townhomes of the same age in adjacent complexes can differ on build quality, strata reserves and amenity. A finished yard, blinds and appliances are also real value against a bare new unit.

Should I sell my Burke Mountain home now or wait?

On Burke the timing question is really about development phases. When a builder releases new inventory nearby, your resale competes directly against brand-new units with warranty and incentives. Understanding what is releasing and when is a more useful input than any general market forecast.

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