Living in West Cambie: What the Listings Say

Condos make up the market here, with 58 listings and a 66. 7 percent share of the 87 homes for sale in West Cambie. This is a young stock. The median year built is 2016, and 27. 6 percent of active listings are new builds. Detached houses account for 15 listings at 17. 2 percent, carrying a median price of $1,540,000. Townhouses add 13 listings, or 14. 9 percent, with a median of $1,049,000. The condo median sits at $699,850. Median living area across the neighbourhood is 981 square feet, which tracks with a condo-heavy inventory. Strata fees run a median of $540. You will see prices from $390,000 at the low end up to $3,798,000 at the top, with a median list price of $899,000. Most of what trades falls in the $500K to $750K band, where 31 listings sit right now.

A median 981 square feet is what daily life fits into here. That is a two-bedroom footprint for most buyers, and 40 of the active listings carry two beds at a median of $699,850. The $540 median strata fee covers the building side of your monthly costs. Think maintenance, common areas, and the shared systems that come with a stock built around 2016. On a $699,850 condo, that fee is the number to weigh against a mortgage payment when you run your budget. Buildings like Viewstar and West Cambie each show five active listings, so you have real choice within single addresses. Meridian Gate adds three. Concord Gardens, Omega, and Alexandra Court round out the options with two apiece. If you want more room, three-bedroom listings number 25 at a median of $1,099,000, and townhouses run $1,049,000. Space costs more here. The trade is a larger unit against a higher carrying cost.

Start with the band that fits your budget. If you are working near the middle, 20 listings sit in the $750K to $1M range, close to the $899,000 median. Below that, 31 listings fall in the $500K to $750K band, and 3 sit under $500K. Pull three or four addresses in your range and book viewings back to back. With 21 new listings added in the last 30 days, inventory refreshes, so check again in a week. One-bedroom units number nine at a median of $575,000 if you want the lowest entry point. Look at the strata fee and the year built together on each unit. Then decide. The 76-day median means you can move deliberately.