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84% of Calgary homes that sold last week closed below the asking price. That is not a collapse — it is a market where the list price opens the conversation rather than settling it. 887 new listings came to market against 373 sales, about 2.4 new listings for every home sold.
| Property type | Sold | Median | Median days | Below asking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 207 | $689,000 | 25 | 80% |
| Semi-detached | 33 | $585,000 | 35 | 88% |
| Row / townhouse | 59 | $425,000 | 35 | 90% |
| Apartment | 74 | $269,750 | 57 | 91% |
Week of September 7–13, 2026, from Pillar 9™ MLS® sales data for the City of Calgary. One week is a small sample and moves with the mix of homes that happened to sell as much as with underlying values — read it as a current reading, not a trend. The monthly CREB® figures below are the slower, steadier number. Community-level data · How we calculate this
Calgary recorded 1,660 sales in August with a city-wide unadjusted benchmark price of $569,800 (-1% year-over-year). The sales-to-new-listings ratio came in at — with nearly four months of supply. Conditions are broadly balanced across property types this month.
| Property Type | Benchmark | YoY | Sales | S/NL Ratio | Supply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | $744,300 | -1% | 875 | — | over three months |
| Semi-Detached | $690,500 | ~+1% | 1,516 | 56% | above three months |
| Row / Townhouse | $415,200 | -5% | — | — | four months |
| Apartment Condo | $295,400 | -8% | — | — | — |
Around Calgary: Airdrie $508,800 · Okotoks $608,400 (~-2% YoY).
Source: CREB® monthly statistics release, August 2026 data. Benchmark prices are unadjusted. Updated automatically each month; figures above summarize the official release — full analysis follows below.
Calgary’s August 2026 market is split. The overall market has more balance than the peak frenzy years, but not every property type is moving the same way. Detached homes are holding better than apartment condos, while higher supply in the apartment market is putting more pressure on prices.
The city-wide benchmark price was $569,800 in August 2026, down 1.08% year over year. Sales were also lower than last August, but the real story is in the property type breakdown. Detached and semi-detached homes are still tighter, while apartment condos are giving buyers more choice.
Detached homes are holding better than the overall market, though supply has loosened past three months. Well-priced detached homes still need a smart offer strategy.
Apartment condos have the highest supply among the main property types, giving buyers more leverage.
Townhomes are still active, but pricing needs to be sharp.
Start with the supply story, because it explains almost everything else on this page. Calgary’s apartment segment absorbed years of record condo construction, and that new supply is now sitting on the market: 1,891 active apartment listings against 333 monthly sales works out to 5.68 months of supply — well above the detached figure. When one segment carries that much inventory, its prices soften first and fastest, which is exactly what the −8.18% year-over-year apartment benchmark shows.
Detached is the opposite story. New detached listings were down 6.4% from last August, and with 875 sales against 2,969 active listings, the segment sits at 3.39 months of supply — balanced, and still tighter than the city as a whole at 3.92. That relative scarcity is why detached prices have eased only 1.09% while apartments fell more than eight points. Semi-detached is the quiet outperformer: at 3.30 months of supply it is now the tightest of the four major segments, and its benchmark is the only one still in positive territory year over year, at +0.98%.
The year-to-date picture confirms this is a normalization, not a shock: 14,649 sales through August against 16,478 last year, with months of supply drifting from 2.80 to 3.23. Homes take five more days to sell than they did a year ago. Sellers are conceding slightly more from asking. None of that is dramatic — it is a market exhaling after several very tight years.
One number that confuses people: the average sale price rose 4.29% to $638,440 in the same month the benchmark fell 1.08%. That is not a contradiction — it means more expensive homes made up a bigger share of what sold in August. Late summer is traditionally when Calgary’s larger family homes transact ahead of the school-year move, and the median eased just 0.79%, which tells you the typical home moved far less than the average suggests. This is precisely why we track benchmark, median, and average together further down the page.
The honest bottom line: calling this “a buyer’s market” or “a seller’s market” city-wide is lazy. It is a segmented market — balanced in detached and semi-detached, softening in townhomes, buyer-favoured in apartments — and the smart move depends entirely on which of those markets you are actually in.
Months of supply gives a better read on leverage than price alone. Lower supply usually favours sellers. Higher supply gives buyers more choice and negotiating room. The scale: 0–2 months means seller advantage, 2–3 seller-leaning, 3–4 balanced, 4–6 buyer leverage, and 6+ strong buyer advantage.
Detached supply remains tighter than the overall market.
Semi-detached homes remain one of the steadier segments.
Townhomes give buyers more room than detached homes, but good listings still move.
Apartment condos offer buyers the most choice among the major property types.
Four property types, four different markets. Pick a segment:
Detached homes are holding better than the overall market. The benchmark price is down modestly year over year, but supply remains tighter than apartments and row homes. Buyers still need to move carefully on well-priced detached homes, especially in communities with limited inventory.
View Calgary Detached Homes for SaleSemi-detached homes are one of Calgary's steadier segments. The benchmark price is nearly flat year over year, and the sales-to-new-listings ratio remains stronger than several other property types. This is not a one-size-fits-all segment, though — location, finish level, infill quality, lot position, and parking still matter.
View Calgary Semi-Detached Homes for SaleTownhomes are more balanced and price-sensitive. Buyers still like the affordability compared with detached homes, but higher inventory and longer days on market mean sellers need to price carefully. Condo fees, parking, layout, outdoor space, and complex condition can make a major difference.
View Calgary Townhomes for SaleApartment condos are the softest major property type in Calgary right now. Higher supply is giving buyers more options and putting pressure on prices. For buyers, this can create opportunity, but building quality, condo fees, reserve fund planning, insurance, bylaws, parking, and resale demand matter more than ever.
View Calgary Apartment Condos for Sale| Property type | Sales | New listings | Inventory | Months of supply | Benchmark price | Y/Y price change | Days on market | Market read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 875 | 1,635 | 2,969 | 3.39 | $744,300 | -1.09% | 35 | More resilient |
| Semi-detached | 168 | 302 | 555 | 3.30 | $690,500 | +0.98% | 40 | Steady |
| Row / townhome | 284 | 505 | 1,094 | 3.85 | $415,200 | -5.44% | 47 | Balanced / price-sensitive |
| Apartment condo | 333 | 699 | 1,891 | 5.68 | $295,400 | -8.18% | 52 | Buyer leverage |
The sales-to-list-price ratio tells you what discounts buyers are really getting. City-wide, homes sold for 97.53% of asking in August 2026 — a typical gap of about 2.5%. But the gap widens as you move down the leverage ladder:
Calculated from CREB® sales-to-list-price ratios, August 2026.
These are averages, not entitlements. A sharp-priced detached home in a tight community may sell at full ask or above; a stale condo listing at 60+ days may concede far more. Days on market is the tell: the longer a listing sits, the wider the gap tends to get — and apartment condos are averaging 49 days versus 31 for detached.
The Calgary market is giving buyers more breathing room than they had during the tightest parts of the market, but that does not mean every buyer has the same leverage.
If you are buying a detached home, you may still need to move quickly on a strong listing. If you are buying an apartment condo, you likely have more time to compare buildings, review condo documents, and negotiate. Townhome buyers are somewhere in the middle — there is more choice, but the best options still need attention.
Expect more competition on well-priced homes. Do not assume every detached seller is desperate just because the broader market has softened.
Use the extra inventory to compare buildings, fees, reserve funds, parking, bylaws, management, and resale risk.
Watch price per square foot, condo fees, parking, outdoor space, floor plan, and days on market.
Compare property types. A townhome or condo may give you location flexibility, while detached homes may require trade-offs in age, size, or neighbourhood.
Sellers cannot price from last year’s headlines. The market is still active, but buyers are comparing harder. Detached sellers are in a better position than apartment condo sellers, but presentation, pricing, and launch strategy matter in every segment.
A good listing can still sell well. A stale listing, weak photos, lazy pricing, or poor presentation will get punished faster than it did when inventory was extremely tight.
You still have stronger positioning, especially if the home is clean, well-presented, and priced against current competition.
You need sharper pricing and stronger building-specific positioning. Buyers have more choice and will compare hard.
Watch competing inventory, condo fees, parking, and days on market closely. This segment is active but price-sensitive.
Do not rely on price alone to create prestige. The marketing needs to tell the full value story.
Calgary is not one market. Districts are moving differently, and property types within those districts are moving differently again. District stats are broader than community stats — confirm community pricing with MLS® active and sold data.
Benchmark price, year-over-year change, and months of supply for every district and segment — the same matrix we use when advising clients on where their leverage actually is:
| District | Detached | Semi-detached | Row / townhome | Apartment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Centre | $995,700+2.24% · 3.84 MoS | $965,700+2.09% · 3.56 MoS | $574,100-3.29% · 4.72 MoS | $303,500-7.53% · 7.58 MoS |
| North | $647,400-3.89% · 4.10 MoS | $492,300-2.19% · 3.15 MoS | $373,900-9.20% · 4.98 MoS | $300,900-9.31% · 3.89 MoS |
| North East | $560,500-6.44% · 5.36 MoS | $423,300-6.02% · 4.10 MoS | $331,100-12.22% · 4.33 MoS | $251,900-12.11% · 9.69 MoS |
| North West | $781,500-1.30% · 2.62 MoS | $680,600+2.12% · 3.53 MoS | $436,800-1.20% · 3.62 MoS | $283,300-8.29% · 4.59 MoS |
| West | $992,500+2.78% · 2.34 MoS | $824,000+1.43% · 2.42 MoS | $434,700-4.63% · 3.03 MoS | $322,500-7.78% · 3.39 MoS |
| South | $715,200-1.69% · 2.97 MoS | $529,400-2.41% · 3.70 MoS | $376,400-4.54% · 3.53 MoS | $274,700-9.55% · 4.54 MoS |
| South East | $703,600-1.70% · 2.99 MoS | $509,400-2.00% · 1.83 MoS | $423,700-6.24% · 3.16 MoS | $311,600-7.97% · 5.74 MoS |
| East | $489,500-3.11% · 3.70 MoS | $377,400-4.48% · 10.67 MoS | $259,400-12.34% · 3.11 MoS | $211,100-12.77% · 5.40 MoS |
Two markets in one district: detached (+1.06%) and semi-detached (+0.19%) are tight and holding, while the condo towers that dominate downtown inventory sit at 5.15 months of supply with prices down 8.86%. The district headline number is really a condo story.
View City Centre Calgary Homes →Every segment is negative year over year here, with row homes (−9.16%) and apartments (−9.58%) softest. Detached supply is still reasonable at 2.51 months — sellers can transact, but pricing against fresh comparables is essential.
View North Calgary Homes →The deepest buyer territory among the big districts: even detached carries 4.13 months of supply — the loosest detached market in the city — and apartments are down 14.59%. For value-focused buyers willing to negotiate, this is where the leverage lives.
View North East Calgary Homes →Quietly one of the strongest districts. Semi-detached is up 3.26% — the best semi performance in Calgary — and detached is nearly flat on very tight 2.07-month supply. University, hospital, and established-community demand keep this district resilient.
View North West Calgary Homes →The standout. The only district positive overall (+2.0%), with detached up 3.72% on the tightest supply in the city (1.90 months). Communities like Aspen Woods and West Springs are doing the heavy lifting. Even row homes here carry just 2.35 months of supply.
View West Calgary Homes →Broadly balanced-to-tight outside of apartments: detached, semi, and row all sit between 2.1 and 2.4 months of supply with modest price softening. The most ‘normal’ district in the city right now.
View South Calgary Homes →Newer lake-and-suburb country with tight detached supply (2.16 months) but sharper row-home softening (−7.58%) — a reflection of how much new townhome product this district has added. Sellers of attached homes here need sharp pricing.
View South East Calgary Homes →Calgary’s most affordable district and its softest: apartments at 7.13 months of supply are down 15.42%. Entry-price buyers have real choice and real negotiating room — and sellers need realistic expectations.
View East Calgary Homes →Price range matters. A $350,000 condo buyer and a $1.2M detached buyer are not experiencing the same market. Total residential sales by price band, August 2026 (the five busiest bands are highlighted):
Every tile is live August 2026 data: how many Calgary homes sold in that budget last month, and its share of the whole market.
Inventory alone does not tell the whole story. Months of supply shows how fast that inventory is being absorbed. Calgary’s total inventory was 6,509 in August 2026, but the buying experience depends heavily on property type.
Where each segment’s benchmark price sits right now, with the takeaway spelled out — no chart-squinting required.
The city-wide benchmark eased, but the average is being pulled around by which homes are selling — see the price definitions below.
Detached prices are down modestly year over year, but the detached segment remains tighter than apartments and townhomes.
Semi-detached benchmark prices are essentially flat year over year — the steadiest of the four major segments.
Townhome prices are down mid-single digits year over year — active, but pricing needs to be sharp.
Apartment prices are down more than 8% year over year — the segment most exposed to higher supply.
Calgary’s current market makes more sense when you compare it to the last few years. The tightest conditions are behind us in some segments, but that does not mean every property type has softened the same way. Detached homes, townhomes, and apartment condos are all following different paths.
| Measure | August 2025 | August 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | 1,986 | 1,660 |
| New listings | 3,477 | 3,141 |
| Inventory | 6,659 | 6,509 |
| Months of supply | 3.35 | 3.92 |
| Days on market | 38 | 41 |
| Benchmark price | $576,000 | $569,800 |
| Median price | $569,500 | $565,000 |
| Average price | $612,165 | $638,440 |
| Measure | 2025 YTD | 2026 YTD |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | 16,478 | 14,649 |
| New listings | 30,232 | 27,375 |
| Inventory (avg) | 5,759 | 5,912 |
| Months of supply | 2.80 | 3.23 |
| Days on market | 34 | 39 |
| Benchmark price | $584,700 | $565,738 |
| Median price | $580,000 | $580,000 |
| Average price | $631,121 | $645,503 |
A higher average price does not always mean every home is worth more. If more expensive homes sell in a month, the average can rise even while benchmark prices soften. That is why this page compares benchmark, median, and average price together. In August 2026: benchmark $569,800 (down 1.08%), median $565,000 (down 0.79%), average $638,440 (up 4.29%) — a textbook example of luxury sales pulling the average up while the typical home softened.
Best for tracking typical market movement.
The middle sale price. Helpful for understanding the centre of the market.
Can be useful, but can also be pulled up or down by luxury sales or product mix.
Calgary-wide numbers are helpful, but neighbourhoods do not all move the same way. A detached home in Aspen Woods, a condo in the Beltline, and a townhome in Mahogany can all behave differently in the same month. District stats are not the same as community stats — community pages use MLS® active and sold data for community-specific numbers.
The only district with prices up year over year — including Aspen Woods.
West Calgary homes →See what homes actually sold for, not just asking prices.
Ask for sold prices →Start with an instant estimate built from current market data.
Get my estimate →We can help you understand where you have leverage, where you need to move quickly, and which listings are priced properly.
The busiest entry bands — $250K–$299K condos (114 sales) and the $450K–$599K range — are where you will see the most competition and the most turnover. Apartment supply at 4.90 months means you can compare buildings without panic-offering. Start with our first-time buyer guide →
You are playing both sides of a split market: selling into a segment that favours you (detached/semi at ~2.9 months) while buying in the same tight air. Timing the sale and purchase together matters more than either transaction alone. Browse the $700K–$1M detached market →
Selling a detached home into 2.90 months of supply and buying into apartment or villa segments with far more choice is the best trade in this market. The order of operations — sell first, then choose slowly — finally works in your favour. See bungalow-style villas →
Condo prices down 8.37% with 4.90 months of supply means selection and negotiating room — but softening prices cut both ways. Underwrite on rents and building health, not on assumed appreciation, and stress-test the condo fees. Scan the condo market →
The number of properties sold during the reporting period.
The number of new properties listed for sale during the reporting period.
The number of active listings available at the end of the reporting period.
Inventory divided by sales pace. This helps show buyer or seller leverage.
Compares sales to new listings. A higher ratio can point to stronger demand relative to new supply.
Shows how close homes are selling to asking price.
The average number of days it takes a property to sell.
A typical property price measure used to track market movement.
The middle sale price.
The total dollar volume divided by the number of sales.
The right price depends on your property type, location, condition, competition, and recent sold data — not just the city-wide average.
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These city and district figures use CREB® benchmark prices. For median sale prices, days on market and buyer leverage in individual communities — measured like-for-like by property type — see the community-level report.
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