Market continues shift toward more balanced conditions after torrid start to the year
City of Calgary, September 2021
Citywide sales in August reached 2,151 units, 37 percent higher than last year and 25 percent higher than long-term trends. Sales have slowed from the record-setting pace seen earlier this year, but on a year-to-date basis, the eight-month total of 19,516 sales is higher than annual sales figures recorded over the past six years.
“Sales have far exceeded expectations throughout most of the pandemic, driven mostly by demand for detached homes. At the same time, supply could not keep pace and conditions shifted to favour the seller, something that has not happened in over six years,” said CREB® Chief Economist Ann-Marie Lurie.
“With more buyers than sellers, prices rose, providing opportunity for many of the move-up buyers in the market. Over the past several months we have seen some adjustments in supply relative to sales, helping move us toward more balanced conditions.”
The months of supply in August was nearly three months. This is an improvement relative to earlier in the year, but conditions generally remain far tighter than typical August levels. However, some improvements in supply compared to sales have been slowing price growth. As of August, the total residential benchmark price was $459,600, slightly lower than last month, but over nine percent higher than levels recorded last year. The price gains have ranged by product type, with the highest gains occurring in the detached sector of the market.
View the full report here: August 2021 Statistics Report
