Surrey Presale Condo Market Update — Summer 2026

As of summer 2026, Surrey's presale condo market is the most buyer-friendly it has been in years: the Fraser Valley apartment benchmark has eased to $483,800 down roughly 9% year-over-year , a sales-to-active ratio of just 11% keeps the region in firm buyer's-market territory, and developers in Surrey City Centre are competing on price cuts, reduced deposits and bonus incentives to move inventory. If you're buying a Surrey presale, this is a negotiating window — not a reason to wait. Surrey is the largest and fastest-growing piece of the Fraser Valley, so it sets the tone for the whole region. Below are the exact summer-2026 numbers that matter to a presale buyer here, a worked example on a real Surrey City Centre two-bedroom, and the buyer-advocacy angle a developer's sales centre won't put in front of you. Surrey's summer-2026 numbers at a glance Indicator Summer-2026 reading What it tells a buyer FVREB condo/apartment benchmark $483,800 −1.5% MoM, ~−9% YoY Resale comparables are softer than a year ago Surrey-North condos YoY −11.6% The steepest local decline — most negotiating room Surrey townhome benchmark ~$771,600 The move-up step for many condo owners Sales-to-active ratio 11% below the 12% balanced floor Buyer's market — you set the pace Active listings Fraser Valley ~10,140 ~45% above the 10-yr norm Exceptional selection and leverage Average days to sell a condo ~40 days No urgency premium — you have time Bank of Canada policy rate 2.25% held June 10, 5th straight Rates are stable, not falling fast Lowest 5-yr fixed mortgage ~4.04%; big-bank ~4.34% Roughly what you'll qualify at on completion Two things are happening at once: resale prices have softened, and the cost of borrowing has stopped climbing. The Bank of Canada held its policy rate at 2.25% on June 10 — its fifth straight hold — and bond markets expect another hold on July 15. For a presale buyer, a flat-rate, soft-price environment is the opposite of the 2021–2022 frenzy: there's time to compare, time to negotiate, and far less risk of being priced out next month. Why Surrey developers are sweetening deals right now Presale demand for concrete high-rises in Surrey City Centre has cooled, and developers have responded the way they always do in a soft market — with incentives. Across current…

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