Courtenay Real Estate Market
Where most of the valley's housing actually is.Courtenay real estate market data covers more transactions than the rest of the Comox Valley combined, which makes it the most dependable set of numbers in the valley and the broadest.
Courtenay Real Estate Market Overview
Courtenay is the commercial centre. The shopping, the hospital, most of the schools and the bulk of the employment. It is also where the valley has done most of its building, which is why the price range here is wider than anywhere else nearby.
That range is the thing to understand. Downtown apartments, older streets by the river, established family neighbourhoods and new subdivisions on the edges are all Courtenay, and they do not price together.
This is the valley's entry point and its middle at the same time. If you are working out what a budget reaches in the Comox Valley, Courtenay is where you find out. The town's own sub areas are where the answer gets specific.
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Courtenay: 30 Day Market Movement
(AUG 28, 2026 - SEP 27, 2026)
Courtenay: 30 Day Market Movement
How To Read the 30 Day Numbers
- What it shows. A month of completed transactions, the prices reached and the time each spent available.
- Why it matters. Enough volume here that a month means something. The caution is the range, since a month weighted towards new construction reads very differently from one weighted towards older stock.
- Ask yourself. Is the town clearing stock at its usual rate?
Courtenay sits inside Comox Valley and the areas below do not price alike. Each keeps its own report, which is where these numbers start being worth something.
Courtenay Market Trends: 12 Months to Date
How To Read the 12 Month Trend
- What it shows. A rolling twelve months of prices, turnover and selling times.
- Why it matters. The year is a genuine trend line here and one of the more reliable in the valley. Use it for direction, then the sub area reports for anything you would act on.
- Ask yourself. Which way has Courtenay moved over the year?
Courtenay MLS® Activity Feed
How To Read the MLS® Activity Feed
- What it shows. Live entries for sold, active and pending.
- Why it matters. With this much variety the feed is the fastest way to see which part of the town is doing the work behind a given month's figure.
- Ask yourself. What is selling, and which part of Courtenay is it in?
Questions About These Numbers
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More supply and more land to build on. Courtenay can expand in a way the peninsula cannot, and that keeps prices more moderate for an equivalent house.
It has character, walkability and older housing, which suits some buyers very well. Condition varies a great deal and is worth looking at closely.
It depends entirely on what you want. The east, north, south and west reports above split the town properly and are the honest place to start.
A town average will not settle it when the housing range is this wide. Comparable sales in your own part of Courtenay and the condition of the property are what decide it. I don't guess your home's value. I prove it using actual market value and real market movement so you can protect your equity and move forward with confidence.
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Ways To Search Courtenay
This town holds the widest choice in the valley. First homes, family houses, new construction, older character streets and acreage at the edges.
Filter below on price and property type first. With this many listings it is the only sensible way to begin.