Sunset houses: what they cost in July 2026
$1.58M
Houses in Sunset benchmark at $1.58M as of July 2026, 13.1% below the Metro Vancouver detached benchmark of $1.82M. The benchmark is down 10.7% over the past year and up 1.2% over the past month. The region as a whole moved -7.0% over the same year, so Sunset houses have softened 3.7 points faster than the market. Of the 21 Vancouver neighbourhoods with a published detached benchmark, Sunset ranks 17 of 21.
Source: Greater Vancouver REALTORS® • MLS® HPI Benchmark Summary • July 2026 · GVR sub-area “South Vancouver”
What this means if you are looking here
Houses sit at the top of what Sunset costs — about 199% above the entry point here. That gap is worth sitting with before you start looking. Some buyers stretch for it and are glad they did; others find that the same money in a neighbouring area buys more space than the address is worth to them. There is no right answer, only the one that fits how you actually live.
It is down 10.7% over the year against 7% for the region, so Sunset has softened faster than the wider market. It actually ticked up 1.2% in the last month. I would rather tell you that plainly than let you find it out later. For a buyer, $1.58M is a better entry than it would have been a year ago. For an owner thinking about selling, it means pricing to today rather than to what a neighbour achieved eighteen months ago.
With a house, a good part of what you are buying is the lot, and lots are where the differences hide: frontage, lane access, what the zoning would let you or a future owner build. Two Sunset homes listed near $1.58M on the same street can have quite different long-term value for reasons that never appear in a listing photo.
If you are weighing a house in Sunset against somewhere else, or wondering what yours would fetch against this $1.58M benchmark, just ask me. No obligation and no sales pitch — I would rather you had a real number and a straight answer than a good feeling about an index.
— Aparna Kapur, Real Estate Agent with Oakwyn Realty Ltd.
How it compares with the rest of the region
| Benchmark | Price | 1 year | 1 month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset houses | $1.58M | -10.7% | +1.2% |
| Metro Vancouver detached | $1.82M | -7.0% | -1.1% |
Sunset ranks 17 of 21 Vancouver neighbourhoods with a published detached benchmark, with 4 areas priced below it.
Neighbourhoods at a similar price
- Kensington-Cedar Cottage houses — $1.58M (-0.2% vs Sunset)
- Hastings-Sunrise houses — $1.56M (-1.6% vs Sunset)
- Grandview-Woodland houses — $1.64M (+3.7% vs Sunset)
- Mount Pleasant houses — $1.67M (+5.5% vs Sunset)
Other property types in Sunset
- Sunset condos — $530K
What you get in Sunset
Multicultural Heart of South Vancouver. Walk Score 75, Transit Score 68.
- Punjabi Market on Main Street
- Diverse food scene
- Quiet residential streets
- Affordable detached homes
Questions people ask
How much does a house cost in Sunset?
The MLS® HPI benchmark for houses in Sunset is $1.58M as of July 2026. The benchmark describes a typical property of that type in the area, so an individual home can sit well above or below it depending on size, condition, outlook, and lot.
Are Sunset houses going up or down in price?
Down 10.7% over the past year and up 1.2% over the past month, on the July 2026 release. Metro Vancouver detached moved -7.0% over the same year.
Is Sunset expensive for houses compared with the rest of Vancouver?
Sunset sits -13.1% against the Metro Vancouver detached benchmark, and ranks 17 of 21 neighbourhoods with a published benchmark for this type. The closest on price are Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Hastings-Sunrise, Grandview-Woodland.
What is a benchmark price, and is it the same as an appraisal?
No — a benchmark is not an appraisal. The MLS® Home Price Index models a typical property for an area and property type, which makes it a good way to track a market over time, but it values no particular home. For that you need a comparative market analysis on the actual property, which Aparna provides at no cost.
Want the number for an actual property?
A benchmark tracks a market; it does not value a home. A comparative market analysis looks at the specific property — its size, condition, outlook, and what comparable homes actually sold for. Aparna Kapur prepares one at no cost and no obligation.
Aparna Kapur, Real Estate Agent licensed in British Columbia, Oakwyn Realty Ltd., 3195 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC V6H 2L2, Canada. 604-612-7694. Benchmark figures are Greater Vancouver REALTORS® MLS® Home Price Index values for the South Vancouver sub-area, July 2026, and are not an appraisal of any specific property. MLS® and REALTOR® are trademarks owned by the Canadian Real Estate Association.