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Calgary Market Insider May 2023

Persistent sellers’ market conditions placed further upward pressure on home prices in April. After four months of persistent gains, the total unadjusted benchmark price reached $550,800, nearly 2% higher than last month and a new monthly record high for the city. 

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Calgary Market Insider April 2023

Sales and new listings have improved over the levels reported at the beginning of the year. As a result, the spread between sales and new listings supported some expected monthly inventory level gains. However, the 3,233 available units reflected the lowest March inventory levels since 2006 and left the months of supply just above one month, firmly in the seller’s territory. While conditions are not as tight as last March, low inventory levels leave purchasers with limited choice, once again driving up home prices.

Total unadjusted residential home prices reached $541,800 in March, a 2% gain over last month and nearly 1% higher than prices reported last year. While prices remain below the May 2022 high of $546,000, the pace of price growth over the first quarter has been stronger than expected due to the persistent seller’s market conditions.

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Calgary Market Insider March 2023

Consistent with typical seasonal behavior sales, new listings and inventory levels all trended up compared to last month. However, with 1,740 sales and 2,389 new listings, inventory levels improved only slightly over the last month and remained amongst the lowest February levels seen since 2006.

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Calgary Market Insider February 2023

The level of new listings in January fell to the lowest levels seen since the late 90s. While new listings fell in nearly every price range, the pace of decline was higher for lower-priced properties.

At the same time, sales activity did slow compared to the high levels reported last year but remained consistent with long-term trends. However, there has been a shift in the composition of sales as detached homes only comprised 47% of all sales.

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Calgary Market Insider January 2023

December sales eased, however, slowing sales over the second half of 2022 were not enough to offset earlier gains as sales reached a record high of 29,672 units in 2022.

Over the past several months, the pullback in sales was also met with a significant pullback in new listings, causing further declines in inventory levels. As of December, there were 2,214 units available in Inventory, making it the lowest level of inventory reported for December in over a decade.

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I Moved to Calgary from Toronto — After 19 Months, I’m Still Here

Like so many people over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, I decided I needed a change.

I’d lived in Toronto for 10 years, building a network of friends and contemporaries, and growing my career, from my first job after university (running a not-for-profit) to becoming a director of marketing with an international network of accelerator programs via Toronto Metropolitan University.

When Toronto entered lockdown in March 2020, the benefits of a worldly city filled with food and culture evaporated overnight. Like most urban centres, the city was ravaged by a lack of foot traffic, and many businesses shuttered, including my favourite local bar. My 500-square-foot condo, formerly a cute retreat, felt more like a cell to which I was confined for weeks at a time.

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Calgary Market Insider December 2022

Residential sales in the city slowed to 1,648 units, a year-over-year decline of 22%, but 12% per cent above the 10-year average. 

The pullback in sales over the past six months was not enough to erase gains from earlier in the year as year-to-date sales remain nearly 10% above last year’s record high. The year-to-date sales growth has been driven by a surge in both apartment condominium and row sales.

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Calgary Market Insider November 2022

October sales eased compared to last year’s levels, mostly due to slower activity in the detached sector.

However, with 1,857 sales this month, levels are still stronger than long-term trends and activity reported prior to the pandemic. Year-to-date sales have reached 26,823 and with only two months to go, 2022 will likely post a record year in terms of sales.

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Calgary Market Insider October 2022

Strong sales for condominium apartment and row properties was not enough to offset declines reported for other property types. This caused city sales to ease by nearly 12% compared to last year.

However, with 1,901 sales in September, activity is still far stronger than levels achieved prior to the pandemic and is well above long-term trends for September. Despite recent pullbacks in sales, and thanks to strong levels earlier in the year, year-to-date sales remain 15% higher than last year’s levels.

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