Sectors / neighbourhoods
Downtown Calgary is the city's condo core — Beltline towers, +15-connected high-rises, and walkable blocks built…
Calgary's inner-city southwest — Marda Loop, Altadore, Killarney, South Calgary, Bankview — is the city's infill…
The inner-city northwest — Kensington, Hillhurst, Sunnyside, West Hillhurst — pairs character homes and tree-lined…
North Calgary — communities like Panorama Hills, Sage Hill, Evanston, and Country Hills — is family suburbia built…
South Calgary — established communities such as Midnapore, Sundance, Shawnessy, and Silverado — combines mature,…
East Calgary — Forest Lawn, Marlborough, Penbrooke, Dover, and the International Avenue corridor — is the city's most…
West Calgary — Aspen Woods, Springbank Hill, West Springs, Signal Hill, Cougar Ridge — is the city's affluent western…
Southeast Calgary — Seton, Mahogany, Auburn Bay, Cranston, and McKenzie Towne — is the city's newest frontier of…
By profession
The Calgary real estate market — Aug 2026
- Reference price (Aug 2026)
- $569,800 (-1.1%)
- Average price
- $638,440
- Market conditions
- Seller's market · 3.92 months
- Sales (Aug 2026)
- 1,660 transactions (-16.5%)
- Avg. days on market
- 41 days
- Detached
- $745,400 (-2.7%)
- Apartment
- $300,400 (-9.1%)
Calgary's housing demand is powered by interprovincial migration and relative affordability.
In August 2026, the MLS® benchmark price in Calgary stood at $569,800, down 1.1% year over year. The average price, all property types combined, was $638,440. By property type: detached $745,400 (−2.7%) and apartment $300,400 (−9.1%). There were 1,660 sales during the month, 16.5% fewer than a year earlier. With 3.92 months of inventory, it is a seller's market by the standard board convention (under 4 months: sellers; 4 to 6: balanced; over 6: buyers). Homes in Calgary took an average of 41 days to sell. Source: CREB, August 2026.
Calgary's strength is a diverse economy and detached-home affordability that keeps drawing newcomers, but the inner-city, suburban and condo segments each follow their own dynamics. Buyers should pin down which segment they're actually in — a downtown apartment and a Southeast new-build face very different supply and pricing pressures. A broker who can act quickly and a mortgage professional with financing ready are what win competitive offers.
When the best listings move fast, acting with the right expert is the difference between an accepted offer and a missed one. Payotte lists one verified professional per sector across Calgary's 8 covered districts — real estate broker, mortgage broker, home inspector, lawyer and appraiser — each ranked on Google reviews, experience and an active licence (RECA, the Law Society of Alberta, the Appraisal Institute of Canada). One reference per neighbourhood, never sponsored.
How Payotte selects
For every sector, Payotte publishes a single professional per profession — the highest-scoring on its 100-point grid (Google reviews 35, experience 30, active provincial licence 15, local presence 15, bonus 5). No paid placement, no ads, no commissions.
Frequently asked questions
What is the average home price in Calgary in 2026?
In August 2026, the MLS® benchmark price in Calgary stood at $569,800, down 1.1% year over year. The average price, all property types combined, was $638,440. By property type: detached $745,400 (−2.7%) and apartment $300,400 (−9.1%). Source: CREB, August 2026.
Is Calgary a buyer's or seller's market?
With 3.92 months of inventory, it is a seller's market by the standard board convention (under 4 months: sellers; 4 to 6: balanced; over 6: buyers). Homes in Calgary took an average of 41 days to sell. Source: CREB, August 2026.
How are prices moving by segment in Calgary?
In August 2026, in Calgary, by property type: detached $745,400 (−2.7%) and apartment $300,400 (−9.1%). Source: CREB, August 2026.
How does Payotte pick the expert for a sector?
On a 100-point scale (Google reviews 35, experience 30, active licence such as RECA 15, local presence 15, bonus 5). Only the top-scoring verified professional is listed per sector.
Source : CREB · Ville de Calgary · 2026-08 — figures updated with each board release.
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Other cities in Alberta
- Edmonton — 7 sectors
- Red Deer — 1 sector
- Lethbridge — 1 sector
- Fort McMurray — 1 sector
- Airdrie — 1 sector
- Grande Prairie — 1 sector
- Medicine Hat — 1 sector