Days on Market in Greater Victoria: Where Homes Are Sitting (Fall 2026)

Updated November 1, 2026, using every house, condo and townhome listed for sale in Greater Victoria that day.

How long are homes sitting on the market in Greater Victoria? We checked the listing date of every one of the 2,348 houses, condos and townhomes for sale across the region's 13 municipalities on November 1, 2026. The typical resale home had been listed for 46 days, and about one in five for more than three months, but the picture changes sharply by area, price and type of home.

What we measured

For each home for sale on November 1, 2026, we counted the days since its current listing date. That is the time on the market so far for homes that have not sold yet, which makes it a good measure of how much stale inventory is sitting in each part of the market. It is not the same as the days it took sold homes to sell, which is usually shorter, because the fastest sellers have already left the market.

We split out new construction, meaning homes built in 2024 or later, because developers often list a whole building's unsold suites for months at a time. That leaves 1,804 resale homes: 946 houses, 638 condos and 220 townhomes. Their median time on the market was 46 days for houses, 46 for condos and 40 for townhomes.

By municipality

Houses had been listed longest in Metchosin, Sooke and View Royal, where the median house had been on the market more than two months, and in Sooke and View Royal about a third of houses had been listed for more than 90 days. The freshest house listings were in Colwood, Central Saanich and Oak Bay, at under six weeks.

Sooke stands out: with 121 resale houses for sale, it had the most stale house inventory in the region, 36% of it listed for more than 90 days. Sidney's condos, by contrast, were moving: the median Sidney condo listing was only 22 days old. Townhomes were the freshest type almost everywhere, and none of Langford's 42 resale townhomes had been listed for more than 90 days.

By price

The middle of the market is moving best. Houses asking between $900,000 and $1.2 million had the freshest listings, and condos between $550,000 and $750,000 did best among condos. At both ends, homes are sitting longer: a quarter of houses under $900,000 and nearly a third of houses at $3 million and up had been listed for more than 90 days.

Cheaper houses tend to sit for a reason: many need work, sit on busy roads, or are in outlying areas such as Sooke. At the top, the pool of buyers is small and sellers often test high prices first. Townhomes priced between $900,000 and $1.2 million were among the fastest homes in the region, with a median of about a month.

Fastest and slowest neighbourhoods

Among MLS® neighbourhoods with at least 20 resale listings, these had the freshest inventory, meaning the median listing had been on the market the shortest time:

And these had been listed the longest:

Established neighbourhoods such as Fernwood, Fairfield East, Quadra and Cedar Hill, along with South Oak Bay, Brentwood Bay and Sidney's north-east side, are turning over quickly. Condo-heavy areas such as Downtown, the Songhees and Victoria West have more choice and more stale listings, as do the Sooke village core and some Saanich suburbs, including Cordova Bay, Royal Oak and Mount Tolmie. Use the area hubs to look closer: Fernwood, Sidney North-East, South Oak Bay, Downtown Victoria and Sooke Village Core.

New construction

The 544 new-construction listings, built in 2024 or later, had been listed a median of 51 days, and 11% for more than six months. New condos were the slowest of any group: a median of 62 days, 32% listed more than 90 days and 18% more than 180. New townhomes were moving faster, with a median of 40 days.

That is developer inventory: buildings that finished as the market cooled, with unsold suites still listed. For buyers, it can mean incentives such as price reductions, paid strata fees, upgrades or help with GST, and more negotiating room than the asking price suggests. Before you buy new, check the warranty, the GST position and the strata budget the developer set. Our presale and warranty guide and the list of new developments are good places to start, and our study of new condo buildings ranked by price per square foot shows how new buildings are priced.

What it means for buyers

• Check the listing history. Ask how long the home has really been for sale, including any earlier listings and prices. A home that has been relisted twice is a different negotiation from one that came up last week.
• Long-listed homes leave room to negotiate. After 60 to 90 days, many sellers are ready to talk about price, possession dates or subjects. Our price drops page lists every home reduced in the past 14 days, refreshed each morning.
• Fresh, well-priced homes still go quickly. In the neighbourhoods at the top of the fast list, be ready to act in the first week. The just listed page shows the newest listings first.
• Find out why a home has not sold. Price is the usual reason, but condition, a special levy, a strata problem or a busy road can be too. Read the documents before you assume it is a bargain; see our guides to buying a condo and writing an offer.

What it means for sellers

A third of resale homes on the market were listed in the past 30 days, and most of the interest in any listing comes in its first few weeks. In September 2026, the Victoria Real Estate Board recorded 463 sales against 3,811 active listings at month end, roughly eight months of supply at that pace, so buyers can afford to wait. Pricing in line with recent sales from the start usually does better than starting high and reducing later, when the listing is already stale. For a realistic number, start with a home valuation, and watch the monthly market statistics.

Questions people ask

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