Calgary Real Estate Market Update July 2019
- August 3, 2019
- By Cody Battershill
Calgary Real Estate Market Update for July 2019
- Sales Activity Up, Inventories Decline –
Calgary’s residential real estate market has had sales activity increase and inventories drop for the fourth consecutive month when compared to the same time frame last year.
This is largely a result of a decline in new listings and more people buying more properties.
Reductions in supply are starting to occur in the new home, resale and rental markets alike, leading to more balanced market conditions and stability in prices.
If this continues, the residential market should have a more successful recovery heading into 2020.
Year-to-date sales remain well below the long-term average for Calgary, but just slightly below last year’s levels.
However, the reduction in inventory has eased the months of supply in July of 2019 to 4.5 months compared to last year’s 5.5 months.
Less supply for buyers to choose from has helped benchmark prices stabilize.
However, year-to-date benchmark prices remain more than four per cent lower on a year-over-year basis.
July 2019 Calgary Real Estate Market Facts + Stats
- 4.5 months of supply in July, down from 5.5 year-over-year
- Calgary’s housing market is moving towards more balanced conditions
Attached Homes
- The attached sector is the only one to see growth on a year-to-date comparison with 2018, which are up by 4 per cent
- The affordability of attached homes compared to detached has likely helped with sales activity throughout 2019
- New listings continue to ease, resulting in a decrease in oversupply as well as a decrease in inventory
- While benchmark prices are seeing signs of stability, the attached home sector in Calgary remains well into buyer’s territory
Detached Homes
- July sales were slightly higher on a year-over-year basis, but year-to-date sales remain slightly below
- $488,400 detached benchmark price in July of 2019, 3 per cent lower year-over-year
- Detached home price benchmarks decrease differently according to the district, with a 1.4 per cent drop in the North East to a 5.7 per cent drop in the South
- Detached homes prices vary significantly by price range, with year-to-date sales for homes priced below $500,000 having grown by 11 per cent year-over-year, while homes above $500,000 have dropped in price by 16 per cent
- A decrease in new detached listings has reduced inventory across most price ranges, resulting in year-over-year declines for all price ranges except for above $1 million
- Year-to-date detached sales have dropped across all districts in Calgary except for the South and North West
- A decrease in year-over-year inventories did not occur for the West and City Centre districts, but did for the rest
Apartments / Condominiums
- Regardless of year-over-year sales activity improvement, year-to-date sales for apartment condominiums in Calgary dropped by 4 per cent
- Sales activity remains far below the 10-year long-term average seen in the city
- Ample selection in the new condo and rental markets continues to impact sales activity
- Condo inventory is decreasing, but the sector continues to adjust and remains far into buyer’s territory
- Condo prices are edging down, although year-to-date benchmark prices are not occurring across all districts, with modest gains seen in the North East
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