December 2025 Market Review 

Posted on Jan 11, 2026

December 2025 closed with continued signs that the Sunshine Coast market remains in an adjustment phase rather than experiencing a short-term or seasonal slowdown. Year-over-year data shows softer activity, elevated inventory compared to peak years, and further price movement relative to last December.

In December 2025, the Sunshine Coast recorded 29 residential sales, down from 35 sales in December 2024, representing a 17.1% year-over-year decline. This continues the broader reduction in transaction volume that began after the 2022 market peak.

Total active listings stood at 269, down 7.2% year over year from 290 listings in December 2024. While this represents a modest easing in inventory compared to last year, supply levels remain well above those seen during peak market conditions, maintaining buyer leverage. The MLS® HPI benchmark price for detached homes was $841,000, down from $896,100 in December 2024, a 6.1% year-over-year decline. This places pricing materially below the highs reached in 2022 and reinforces that price adjustment is still working its way through the market. Taken together, December’s figures confirm that the Sunshine Coast remains buyer-leaning. Activity, inventory, and pricing continue to reflect broader economic and regional influences rather than short-term fluctuations, particularly as conditions in Metro Vancouver affect buyer equity and purchasing power locally.

December 2025 — Submarket Year-Over-Year Snapshot

(Detached Homes | December 2025 vs December 2024)

December activity across the Sunshine Coast remained buyer-leaning, with lower sales, elevated inventory, and continued year-over-year price softening across most submarkets. While conditions vary by area, all submarkets continue to show slower absorption than last December.

Gibsons & Area

  • Sales: 8 (↓ from 11 in Dec 2024, −27.3% YoY)
  • Active Listings: 71 (flat YoY: 71 in Dec 2024)
  • Sales-to-Active Ratio: 2025: 11.3% | 24: 15.5%  Change: ↓ 4.2 pts
  • MLS® HPI Benchmark: $852,000 (↓ 6.1% YoY)

Sales slowed while inventory held steady, reducing absorption and keeping buyers in a strong negotiating position.

Halfmoon Bay / Secret Cove / Redroofs

  • Sales: 3 (↑ from 2, +50.0% YoY)
  • Active Listings: 22 (↓ from 46, −52.2% YoY)
  • Sales-to-Active Ratio: 2025: 13.6% vs 2024: 4.3%  Change: ↑ 9.3 pts
  • MLS® HPI Benchmark: $882,100 (↓ 7.4% YoY)

Improved absorption reflects tighter supply rather than stronger pricing, with values still adjusting year over year.

Pender Harbour / Egmont

  • Sales: 3 (flat YoY: 3 in Dec 2024)
  • Active Listings: 47 (↑ from 40, +17.5% YoY)
  • Sales-to-Active Ratio: 2025: 6.4% vs 2024: 7.5% - Change: ↓ 1.1 pts
  • MLS® HPI Benchmark: $773,400 (↓ 6.6% YoY)
Rising inventory with flat sales kept this submarket firmly buyer-leaning through December.

Roberts Creek

  • Sales: 5 (↓ from 6, −16.7% YoY)
  • Active Listings: 20 (↑ from 12, +66.7% YoY)
  • Sales-to-Active Ratio: 2025: 25.0% vs 2024: 50.0% - Change: ↓ 25.0 pts
  • MLS® HPI Benchmark: $924,900 (↓ 8.5% YoY)
Despite remaining one of the stronger submarkets by ratio, Roberts Creek saw a meaningful slowdown in absorption and notable price softening.

Sechelt District

  • Sales: 10 (↓ from 13, −23.1% YoY)
  • Active Listings: 96 (flat YoY: 96 in Dec 2024)
  • Sales-to-Active Ratio: 2025: 10.4% vs 2024: 13.5% - Change: ↓ 3.1 pts
  • MLS® HPI Benchmark: $820,400 (↓ 5.9% YoY)
As the largest submarket, Sechelt continued to experience slower absorption and ongoing price adjustment.

Sunshine Coast — Overall

  • Sales: 29 (↓ from 35, −17.1% YoY)
  • Active Listings: 269 (↓ from 273, −1.5% YoY)
  • Sales-to-Active Ratio: 2025: 10.8% vs 2024: 12.8% - Change: ↓ 2.0 pts
  • MLS® HPI Benchmark: $841,000 (↓ 6.1% YoY)
December confirms that the Sunshine Coast remains buyer-leaning, with lower sales, slower absorption, and continued price adjustment relative to last year.
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