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Duplexes for Sale in East Burnaby, Burnaby, BC

11 active duplexes for sale in East Burnaby on MultiLiving. Median ask: $1,648,000. Range: $1,599,999 to $1,999,000.

Listings shown reflect MLS® data as of October 13, 2026.

Active listings

11

Median ask

$1,648,000

Lowest ask

$1,599,999

Highest ask

$1,999,000

Living in East Burnaby

East Burnaby occupies the south-east corner of the city, bordered by the Brunette River to the east (the boundary with New Westminster and Coquitlam) and Edmonds to the west. Streets are quieter and more residential than the town-centre neighbourhoods, with a mix of post-war bungalows and newer multiplex infill on the major streets. The Brunette River trail and Burnaby Lake Regional Park provide accessible green space to the north. Daily shopping is concentrated along North Road and Kingsway; Lougheed Town Centre mall is a short bus ride. Schools include Stride Avenue Community School and Byrne Creek Secondary.

Value buyers making their first ground-oriented purchase, families who commute to New Westminster, Coquitlam, or the Fraser Valley and want a shorter drive than from central Burnaby, and first-time multiplex buyers for whom accessible pricing matters more than a specific school catchment.

East Burnaby half-duplex and townhome pricing is among the most accessible in the Lower Mainland for new ground-oriented homes near a major urban centre. The neighbourhood has attracted heavy new-build activity since BC's small-scale multi-unit housing rules came into effect, and supply continues to grow at a pace that keeps pricing competitive.

Written by MultiLiving Editorial. Listed by Grand Central Realty, BC Financial Services Authority licence X035686.

Why buy a duplex in East Burnaby

East Burnaby half-duplexes border New Westminster at the Brunette River and offer some of the most accessible new-build duplex pricing in the Lower Mainland for a product that's genuinely close to two urban centres. Most new units run 1,600 to 2,000 sf with a small yard and a parking pad. The Brunette River trail and the proximity to New Westminster's rapidly improving downtown (restaurants, waterfront, Columbia Skytrain station) give a lifestyle picture that's improving steadily without requiring buyers to pay central Burnaby prices. Buyers are first-time multiplex purchasers for whom accessible pricing is the primary driver, families who commute to New Westminster, Coquitlam, or the Fraser Valley and want to minimize the drive, and value-focused households building first equity inside Metro Vancouver.

What to watch for when buying a duplex in East Burnaby

East Burnaby has heavy concurrent duplex supply across multiple blocks. Pull recent sold comparables for the specific street before assessing any asking price, since the high supply keeps the resale pricing band tightly contested. Some streets near major roads (North Road, Lougheed Highway approach) have ambient traffic noise; verify at different times of day. For freehold half-duplexes confirm the party-wall fire-rating and acoustic separation in writing, and document the rear-yard division and lane access configuration clearly.

Compare with nearby neighbourhoods

Buyers shopping duplexes in East Burnaby often also look at these adjacent neighbourhoods. Prices and the number of homes for sale differ between them, so compare them side by side.

NeighbourhoodView duplexes for sale
East Burnaby this page11 active · median $1,648,000
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HighgateSee duplexes in Highgate →
LougheedSee duplexes in Lougheed →
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Buyer questions about duplexes in East Burnaby

11 duplexes in East Burnaby, Burnaby are listed for sale on the MLS® system today, and every one is shown on this page with its address, price and size. Asking prices run from $1,599,999 to $1,999,000. MultiLiving brings in new MLS® listings every night, so the count changes as homes sell and new ones are listed. Pre-sale duplexes in Burnaby that are not on the MLS® system yet are listed separately on MultiLiving.

The middle asking price of the duplexes listed in East Burnaby, Burnaby today is $1,648,000. Asking prices run from $1,599,999 to $1,999,000. Greater Vancouver REALTORS publishes no price index for multiplex homes, so these figures come from the listings on this page. The price of each home depends on its size, its number of bedrooms, its street and whether it is new or a resale.

At $1,648,000, the middle asking price for a duplex in East Burnaby, Burnaby today, the minimum down payment is $329,600. Under federal rules, a home under $1.5 million needs 5 percent of the first $500,000 and 10 percent of the rest, and a home at $1.5 million or more needs 20 percent, with no mortgage insurance available, according to the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada.

A duplex (also called a half duplex) in East Burnaby is one home in a small building, with its own front door and its own kitchen, and often a yard or patio. Unlike a condo tower, there is no shared hallway or elevator. Most are sold as strata homes, so you hold title to your home and share the land and the outside of the building with the other owners, who also share the cost of looking after them.

Both appear on this page. Each listing shows the year the home was built. A new home built by a Licensed Residential Builder in British Columbia must carry home warranty insurance, which BC Housing describes as 2 years on materials and labour, 5 years on the building envelope and 10 years on the structure. For a resale home, read the strata documents before you make an offer: the bylaws, the minutes of recent owners' meetings and the budget.

Often, yes. Since December 15, 2024, an insured mortgage can run for 30 years instead of 25 when your down payment is under 20 percent and either you are a first-time buyer or the home is newly built, according to the Department of Finance Canada. A brand new multiplex home meets the second test, so a buyer who has owned before can still qualify. The longer term lowers each monthly payment and raises the total interest you pay over the life of the loan.

Yes. Since November 24, 2022, no strata in British Columbia can have a bylaw that stops owners from renting out their home, according to the Province of BC. That covers almost every multiplex home, because most are sold as strata homes. A strata can still limit or ban short-term rentals, such as nightly stays, with a three-quarter vote of owners, so read the bylaws before you plan on that kind of rental.

Often not. British Columbia's Newly Built Home Exemption removes property transfer tax on a newly built home worth up to $1,100,000, with a partial exemption up to $1,150,000, according to the Province of BC. You must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, move in within 92 days, and live there as your main home for the first year. Above $1,150,000 you pay the normal tax, which on a $1,400,000 home is $26,000.

Yes, if you are a first-time buyer. The first-time home buyers' GST/HST rebate returns up to $50,000 of the GST on a brand new home priced at or below $1 million, according to the Canada Revenue Agency. Between $1 million and $1.5 million the rebate gets smaller, and at $1.5 million it is gone. The home must be your main home, and you must not have lived in a home that you or your spouse owned in the current year or the four years before.

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