Price growth slows as supply to demand balance improves
City of Calgary, August 2021
July sales totaled 2,319 units, which is well above long-term averages and the best July on record. The pace of sales growth has eased over the past few months, but so too has the pace of new listings growth. This has helped prevent any further monthly gains in inventory levels, and while overall supply remains slightly higher than last July, it’s mostly due to gains in apartment and row product.
With 6,678 units in inventory in July, the months of supply rose to just under three months. These gains are leading to far more balance between sellers and buyers. However, there is a significant variation between product type, as the months of supply ranged from two months in the detached sector to nearly six months in the apartment condominium sector.
“Over the past several months, we have seen housing market conditions trend toward more balanced conditions,” said CREB® Chief Economist Ann-Marie Lurie. “This eased some of the upward pressure on prices, as prices are starting to stabilize following steep gains that occurred in the first half of the year.”
Benchmark prices in the city reached $460,100, slightly higher than last month and nearly 10 percent higher than last July. Price growth has been the highest in the detached sector, which currently sits 11 percent above last year’s price and has finally recovered from previous highs in 2014.
View the full report here: July 2021 Statistics Report
