New Homes in Vancouver and Camas, WA: Why Clark County Buyers Are Still Building
July 1, 2026
Buyers looking for new homes in Vancouver, WA and Camas, WA aren't waiting for the market to get easier. They're building now, and Pacific Lifestyle Homes is seeing that firsthand across Clark County.
Rates are higher than they were a few years ago. Prices haven't slowed down much either. On paper, it's not the easiest time to buy new construction in Clark County. But that's not what our team is seeing at the community level.
The Columbian recently covered this exact tension in a feature on the local housing market, Strong demand for homeownership in Clark County despite affordability, building challenges. Samantha Zimmer, our director of land acquisition and development, put it simply: buyers aren't just families anymore. Individuals are showing up too, drawn by the stability that comes with owning instead of renting.
That lines up with what we hear every week from buyers touring our new homes in Vancouver and Camas.
Why demand for new construction in Clark County is holding steady
Homeownership isn't just about the monthly payment. It's about having a place that's actually yours, in a market where rent keeps climbing right alongside everything else. For a lot of Clark County buyers, waiting for rates to drop or prices to ease off means waiting indefinitely. So instead, they're looking at what fits now, and new construction gives them more control over that fit than an older resale home usually can.
That's where the conversation with our team usually starts. Buyers want to know two things. What will this home actually cost. And when will it actually be done.
Predictable timelines matter more than ever
Building conditions haven't made this easy for anyone in the industry. Land, labor, and materials all cost more than they used to. That pressure is real, and it's part of why the housing conversation in Clark County keeps circling back to affordability.
Our answer to that pressure has always been the same. Build a process buyers can trust, even when the market around it is unpredictable. On Time, Every Time isn't a slogan we came up with for a campaign. It's a track record we've built over decades, home after home, because we know a build that drags or a budget that creeps is the thing buyers fear most.
Kiln-dried lumber and our dry build process also mean Pacific Northwest weather doesn't slow us down the way it does builders who aren't set up for it. That's less exciting to talk about than a kitchen upgrade, but it's a big part of why our timelines hold, year-round.
New homes in Vancouver, WA: Schnell Farms
Schnell Farms is one of our most active communities of new homes in Vancouver right now. Homesites range from 5,000 to 9,000 square feet, with floor plans from 1,800 to 3,700 square feet, so there's real range for a growing family or someone ready to put down roots.
The location does a lot of the work too. Schnell Farms sits minutes from Costco, Target, and Lowe's, with Lacamas Lake and its parks and trails close by for weekends outdoors. Many homesites back to green space, which adds privacy that's hard to find in a lot of new Vancouver neighborhoods.
New homes in Camas, WA: The Landing at Green Mountain
The Landing at Green Mountain brings that same approach to new construction in Camas. Camas buyers tend to be looking for the same things we hear across Clark County: more space, better finishes, and a builder who communicates clearly from contract to keys. Right now, two homes remain at The Landing at Green Mountain, so buyers considering this community have a smaller window to choose their homesite and floor plan.
Home ownership in Clark County is still worth pursuing
The market isn't perfect right now, and we're not going to pretend otherwise. But that's exactly why the process matters so much. When conditions get harder, the builder you choose matters more, not less.
If you've been on the fence about whether now is the right time to buy a new home in Vancouver or Camas, that's a conversation worth having.
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