This West Coast Modern home in the Sunshine Coast sold for $2.6M despite a slower real estate market in 2025

Perched above the Salish Sea on 4.32 acres, a meticulously crafted West Coast Modern home found a new owner after 140 days on the market. The two-bedroom residence’s impeccable design and sense of solitude was what drew a variety of creatives to the home.

The property

Type: Detached home

Neighbourhood: Halfmoon Bay 

Beds: 2

Baths: 3

Year built: 2023

Parking: Detached, Open

Taxes: $8,260.98

Maintenance fees: Freehold non-strata

Days on market: 140

Listed price: $2,695,000

Selling price: $2,605,000

Listing agent: Sue Scott, Engel & Volkers Vancouver

Designed by Mobius Architecture and built by Dakota Ridge Builders, the 3,207 square-foot home’s previous owners drew heavily on Japanese influences, even sizing the main rooms and the brushed concrete patio in tatami-mat scale (multiples of three by six foot rectangles). The home includes a variety of massive timbers and high-end wood finishes to create a warm and calming feeling the moment you step into the property. 

At the centre of the living space is a dramatic corten steel Stuv fireplace that took roughly 10 months to arrive, anchoring the main room and grabbing attention the moment visitors walk through the door. Native art collected by the sellers further enhances the architecture, echoing the forest and coastal landscape just outside the glass.

The property’s appeal skewed heavily toward creative professionals and design-conscious buyers, including a number of Americans as the Sunshine Coast is exempt from Canada’s foreign buyer ban. Listing agent Sue Scott noted that she carefully vetted showings as the property’s previous owners were still living in the home at the time, ensuring that only serious, qualified prospects made the trip up the hill.

“Showings for a two-bedroom house are typically done in 10 minutes, but I don’t think I had a showing that was under an hour there,” Scott recalls. “Buyers would come and just spend the time. Some wanted to sit in a chair and look at the view for five minutes and they’re like, ‘This might seem weird, but can you let me just sit here in the quiet for a bit?’”

The eventual buyer, who had a history of owning architectural homes, reviewed their options before eventually putting in an offer. The draw was clear: serene, whales and water traffic passing through Thormanby Island, the occasional bear trotting across the driveway and a level of craftsmanship that made downsizing feel like trading up in quality.

The big picture

Although the Sunshine Coast has felt the chill of broader market uncertainty, Scott notes that demand never fully disappeared. While the slowdown did affect the Sunshine Coast for a while, there was an increase in activity in September, with Scott noting that there have been more buyers requesting more showings and putting in more offers.

Despite this uptick in activity, Scott remains grounded in her perception of the market.

“I think it will be an improvement from 2025,” she says. “It’s unlikely it’ll be a strong sellers’ market or a stellar year, but it will be busier this year.”