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Calgary Real Estate Market Update August 2018

  • September 4, 2018
  • By Cody Battershill

Calgary Real Estate Market Update for August 2018

- Unemployment taking its toll on housing recovery –

Elevated inventory levels, lower sales activity, gains in new listings and high unemployment rates have combined to continue to slow Calgary’s residential housing recovery throughout August of 2018 – like that seen in the previous month of July.

calgary real estate market update august 2018 months of inventory versus benchmark prices versus sales

Oversupply in all segments of the market has continued to put downward pressure on benchmark prices. The overall benchmark price city-wide dropped 0.8 percent versus previous months and are 2.4 percent lower year-over-year.

Meanwhile, a persistently high unemployment rate of 7.9 percent and recent losses in full-time positions has done nothing to help the local housing market. There’s also the slower-than-expected recovery in the city’s energy sector to blame, in addition to more stringent lending rules, higher interest rates and competition from the new home market.

calgary real estate market update august 2018 month to month price changes

A drop in benchmark prices and sales activity was not consistent throughout all sectors of the city, however. Prices for both the City Centre and West district have remained comparable on a year-over-year basis.

August 2018 Real Estate Market Facts & StatisticsCalgary Home Condo Realtor Calgary

  • 1,489 city-wide units sold in August, 7 percent lower year-over-year and 14 percent lower versus long-term trends

Attached Homes

  • Sales activity has eased overall but for semi-detached and row townhomes it has improved in some districts
  • North East and East row townhome sales remain relatively stable
  • Oversupply of semi-detached homes has put downward pressure on prices thus far, however year-to-date benchmark prices remain higher year-over-year in the East, North East and City Centre districts.
  • Gains in prices in the aforementioned sectors were enough to offset declines seen in other parts of the city and keep semi-detached prices one percent higher year-over-year
  • Row townhome benchmark prices dropped 1.5 percent year-to-date compared to the same time in 2017, although prices remained relatively stable in the North West and City Centre.
  • Row price declines were the most severe in the North East district – with a year-to-date and year-over-year comparison drop of about 7 percent

Detached Homes

  • Year-to-date sales dropped across all districts while months of supply sit put at just under five months, continuing to weigh in on benchmark prices for detached homes in August 2018
  • $497,000 detached benchmark price, a 0.74 percent drop versus July and 2.6 percent lower year-over-year
  • Prices dropped in all districts in August, although City Centre and West sectors remain above those recorded during August 2017
  • Detached benchmark prices have dropped 0.56 percent on a year-to-date basis when compared with the same time frame in 2017

Apartments

  • A total of 1,892 apartment sales year-to-date, 7 percent lower than during the same time in 2017
  • Sales in the North West and North East districts remained slightly higher on a year-over-year basis
  • New listings dropped on a year-over-year basis, reducing any more gains in inventory levels but persistent oversupply has led to further benchmark price declines
  • City-wide benchmark prices dropped by about 3 percent, remaining about 14 percent lower than recorded highs seen in 2014
  • Most substantial benchmark price drops occurred in East, South and North East districts

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Calgary Housing Market Updates

See our complete list of Calgary Real Estate Market Updates for month-to-month statistics, trends and analysis all sourced from the Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB®).

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