As affordability challenges continue to shape Metro Vancouver’s housing market, Gibsons is attracting buyers looking for a different pace of life. One property drawing interest is a newly built home overlooking Pasley Island and the Salish Sea, listed end of April for $1.8 million following a price reduction from $2,450,000 in September 2025 with a different brokerage.
The property
- Type: Detached home
- Neighbourhood: Gibsons
- Beds: 4
- Baths: 4
- Year built: 2025
- Parking: Garage; Double
- Taxes: $3,294.18
- Listed price: $1,798,000
- Days on market: 74
- Listing agent: Sue Scott PREC* and Katie Burkard, PREC*, Engel & Volkers Vancouver.
According to realtor Sue Scott, though many Gibsons buyers first arrive for the scenery, they’re often convinced by Gibsons’ lifestyle. The town offers beaches, hiking trails, marinas, restaurants and shops, all within a community that’s still connected to Metro Vancouver by the Horseshoe Bay ferry.
This 3,017 sq ft property has attracted interest by capturing many of those qualities. Designed specifically for its long, narrow lot, it uses floor to ceiling windows and sliding glass doors to flood the interior with natural light while framing ocean views throughout.
The location is also one of the property’s biggest selling points. It’s a five-minute walk to Secret Beach and connects to the Mahon Road Trail system, allowing residents to walk into Upper Gibsons, and is only 10 minutes from the ferry terminal.
“People want convenience,” Scott says. “But view is primary.
Inside, the home includes features Venetian plaster surrounding the fireplace, shadow mouldings, and Bosch appliances to complete the finish. The primary suite includes two walk-in closets and an ensuite with a steam shower and floor-to-ceiling tile.
The flexibility of the detached studio has also attracted buyers. Complete with a bathroom and rough-ins for a future kitchen, it has sparked interest from those looking to turn it into an art studio and buyers seeking multigenerational living or rental income.
“There have been artists looking at it, musicians, people with teenagers who want a media room, and others considering finishing it as a suite for rental income,” Scott says. “It’s got lots of options.”
Built in 2025, the property’s owners never intended to occupy it themselves. After moving permanently from Vancouver, where one owner restored Gastown heritage buildings and his partner worked as a designer, they built the residence specifically for resale while establishing their own family home elsewhere on the Sunshine Coast.
The bigger picture
Although Sunshine Coast home prices remain just over four per cent below last year’s levels, Scott says June marked a turning point, with 53 detached home sales— the strongest monthly total in more than a year —and benchmark prices ticking upward.
“We’re still down a little over four per cent from last year,” Scott says. “But it’s improving.”
