Was 2025 Really the Worst Year for Real Estate? & 2026 Market Predictions

About this episode

The episode discusses the current state of the Greater Victoria housing market and qualifications for buyers as they look towards 2026.

Send us Fan Mail In this month’s Victoria Real Estate Podcast market update, Adrian Maclaren and Vincent Baart of the CityNest Team are joined by mortgage broker David Steinberg from Olympic Mortgage to break down what’s really happening in the Greater Victoria housing market as we head into 2026. This episode focuses on a key question many buyers are asking right now: who actually qualifies to buy in Victoria today? We walk through real income requirements for condos, townhomes, and detached...

People in this episode

Host: Adrian Maclaren

Guests: Vincent Baart, David Steinberg

Topics covered

• real estate market
• housing qualifications
• market predictions
• Greater Victoria
• income requirements

Keywords

• real estate
• Victoria
• housing market
• mortgage
• income requirements
• 2026 predictions
• CityNest Team

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CityNest Team, Olympic Mortgage

Places: Greater Victoria

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