Sectors / neighbourhoods
Surrey City Centre, the fast-rising cluster of towers around Central City, SFU Surrey and the SkyTrain, is the city's…
South Surrey and White Rock form the seaside south end, where the historic White Rock pier, ocean views and quiet,…
Newton is one of Surrey's largest, most diverse and most family-oriented communities, where townhomes are a mainstay…
Guildford and Fleetwood anchor Surrey's established northeast, mature suburban communities around Guildford Town…
Cloverdale pairs a heritage town centre with newer family subdivisions on Surrey's eastern edge, a semi-rural pocket…
Whalley and Fraser Heights capture two faces of north Surrey: rapidly redeveloping Whalley, rising around the City…
By profession
The Surrey real estate market — Apr 2026
- Reference price (Apr 2026)
- $899,200
- Market conditions
- Balanced
- Sales (Apr 2026)
- 1,118 transactions (+7%)
- Avg. days on market
- 49 days
Surrey is one of British Columbia's fastest-growing cities and a more attainable gateway to Metro Vancouver. Its composite benchmark is reported through the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board, where the April 2026 benchmark was about $899,200, with balanced conditions across the territory (source: FVREB).
The Fraser Valley does not publish a single composite months-of-inventory figure, but conditions sit around balanced, and homes in Surrey take roughly 49 days to sell. Sales were up 7.0% year-over-year — a sign that buyers are responding to Surrey's relative value versus Vancouver proper, where the benchmark is several hundred thousand dollars higher. Rapid population growth and major transit investment continue to underpin demand across the city's distinct communities.
Surrey's draw is attainability and growth, but the city spans very different worlds — waterfront South Surrey–White Rock, dense City Centre, and the family neighbourhoods of Newton and Cloverdale — so a single benchmark hides wide gaps. Buyers benefit from a broker who knows which sector matches their budget and commute, and from financing arranged before they compete for a listing.
From the waterfront to the suburbs, pricing varies sharply by sector, which makes verified local guidance valuable. Payotte lists one verified professional per sector across Surrey's 6 covered districts, ranked on Google reviews, experience and an active licence (BCFSA, the Law Society of British Columbia, the Appraisal Institute of Canada). One reference per neighbourhood, free and independent.
How Payotte selects
For every sector, Payotte publishes a single professional per profession — the highest-scoring on its 100-point grid (Google reviews 35, experience 30, active provincial licence 15, local presence 15, bonus 5). No paid placement, no ads, no commissions.
Frequently asked questions
What is the average home price in Surrey in 2026?
The Fraser Valley composite benchmark, which covers Surrey, was about $899,200 in April 2026 (source: Fraser Valley Real Estate Board) — several hundred thousand dollars below Metro Vancouver's benchmark.
Is Surrey a buyer's or seller's market?
Roughly balanced. The Fraser Valley board does not publish a simple composite months-of-inventory figure, but conditions sit around balanced, and sales were up 7.0% year-over-year in April 2026.
How fast do homes sell in Surrey?
About 49 days on average (April 2026), though this varies considerably between communities such as South Surrey–White Rock and Newton.
How does Payotte choose the expert for a sector?
On a 100-point scale (Google reviews 35, experience 30, active licence 15, local presence 15, bonus 5). Only the highest-scoring verified professional is published per sector.
Source : Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) · Ville de Surrey (DOM); benchmark composite = territoire Fraser Valley · 2026-04 — figures refreshed quarterly.
Other cities in British Columbia
- Vancouver — 8 sectors