Should You Sell or Keep Your Chilliwack Rental in 2026?

Keep your Chilliwack rental in 2026 if the income, financing and workload still work. Selling makes sense when holding becomes a strain.

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Should you keep your Chilliwack rental through a weaker market, or sell before holding it becomes harder? In 2026, keeping it still makes sense for owners with stable tenants, manageable financing, and a property that fits Chilliwack's long-run owner demand. But a hold needs to work on the numbers and on the workload. Confidence that the market will improve is not enough. The distinction matters because the same market can leave owners with very different choices. A stable rental may give you room to ride through weaker conditions. A mortgage renewal that squeezes cash flow, a growing repair list, or management fatigue may make waiting an expensive decision. In our appraisal work, the owners who still have options know their true rental value, their renewal terms, and their likely sale price before deciding. That is where we would start. The market is not in a panic, but it punishes weak pricing, weak leasing, and weak planning. ## What June 2026 tells you about holding The Bank of Canada held its policy rate at 2.25% on June 10, 2026. For an owner counting on another cut right now, that removes the hope of immediate payment relief. It does not settle the hold-versus-sell decision,

NOTE: this representation is based in whole or in part on data generated by the Chilliwack & District Real Estate Board, Fraser Valley Real Estate Board or Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver which assume no responsibility for its accuracy.