Vancouver 2010 Olympics: Before and After
{Update} With the 2026 Winter Olympics about to begin, it felt like the perfect time to revisit this post.
When the Vancouver Olympics were announced, we wondered how the Games might impact real estate values over the long run. Prices are certainly up today — how much of that is attributable to the Olympics and the global attention they brought remains open to debate. Regardless, we thought it would be interesting to take a “Now and Then” look at values.
Below is an update comparing today’s prices to 2010, followed by the original 10-year post-Olympics analysis we shared.
North Vancouver
| HPI Price | Jan 2026 | Jan 2010 | % Change |
| Houses | $2,037,600 | $882,100 | +131.0 |
| Condos | $780,300 | $348,200 | +124.1 |
| Townhomes | $1,269,900 | $569,200 | +371.7 |
West Vancouver
| HPI Price | Jan 2026 | Jan 2020 | % Change |
| Houses | $2,914,000 | $1,493,600 | +95.1 |
| Condos | $1,159,100 | $706,700 | +64.0 |
| Townhomes | N/A | N/A | -- |
Posted: 2020-02-12
Today marks the 10-year anniversary of the start of the 2010 Winter Olympics!
Curious what happened to real estate values in the 10 years since the games? We were too.
See the stats below:
North Vancouver
| HPI Price | Jan 2020 | Jan 2010 | % Change |
| Houses | $1,536,800 | $882,100 | +74.2 |
| Condos | $558,300 | $348,200 | +60.3 |
| Townhomes | $947,400 | $569,200 | +66.4 |
West Vancouver
| HPI Price | Jan 2020 | Jan 2010 | % Change |
| Houses | $2,566,700 | $1,493,600 | +71.8 |
| Condos | $996,000 | $706,700 | +40.9 |
| Townhomes | N/A | N/A | -- |
For all the current North and West Vancouver market stats check out our market review here >>
* MLS® HPI Price explained: The MLS® HPI is a measure of real estate prices that provides a clearer picture of market trends over traditional tools such as mean or median average prices. Learn more here >>