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Vancouver-area court-ordered home listings near a 20-year high
Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley are seeing an unusually high number of court-ordered home listings.
These are residential properties put up for sale through a court order.
Through September, the regions had 946 such listings, according to Zealty.ca president Hamidreza Etebarian.
Zealty’s recorded high is 1,174, set in 2012 after the global financial crisis.
The number of listings is not the only concern: the homes are also taking a long time to sell.
The headline says they are not selling, but the available details give no sale figures or timelines.
The story does not say what will happen next.
Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley had 946 court-ordered residential listings through September.
The total is approaching the record of 1,174 listings recorded in 2012.
Zealty.ca president Hamidreza Etebarian said the regions were nearing a 20-year high.
The article says the court-ordered properties are not selling quickly.
- Who
- Home sellers and buyers in Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. Zealty.ca president Hamidreza Etebarian provided the listing figures.
- What
- Court-ordered residential listings are nearing a 20-year high.
- When
- Through September; the article was published on October 9, 2026.
- Where
- Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, British Columbia.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
No direct quotes in the coverage so far.
Zealty’s records show a high of 1,174 court-ordered listings.
Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley recorded 946 court-ordered listings.
The Financial Post published its report on the listings.
- Listings through September
- 946
- Zealty record high
- 1,174 listings
- Record year
- 2012
- Regions
- Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley
- Source
- Zealty.ca
Sources
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