TL;DR
Calgary’s housing market rebalanced in April 2025 with inventory up 115%, sales down 22%, and stable benchmark pricing in most segments.
🏡 What Happened in Calgary’s Housing Market This April?
April 2025 delivered a major shift: Calgary’s inventory doubled, buyers paused, and yet prices didn’t collapse. In fact, detached and semi-detached homes still gained value year-over-year, and we officially entered a balanced market for the first time in years.
This market update is based on verified data from CREB (Calgary Real Estate Board) and the April 2025 Monthly Stats Package. If you’re wondering what this means for your real estate plans—keep reading, or watch the video here.
- 🏡 What Happened in Calgary’s Housing Market This April?
- ❓ Frequently Asked: “Is Calgary’s housing market crashing?”
- 📉 Calgary Benchmark Price: $591,100 (-1.4% Y/Y)
- 🏘 Inventory Doubled – 5,867 Active Listings
- ⏱️ Days on Market: Up to 29 (+41%)
- 🛠 Detached, Semi, Row & Apartment Breakdown
- 🧭 What’s Driving the Shift? (Election, Tariffs & Migration)
- 📦 What Does This Mean for You?
- 📲 Let’s Build Your Game Plan
❓ Frequently Asked: “Is Calgary’s housing market crashing?”
No. It’s rebalancing. The surge in new listings and inventory is giving buyers more choice, but demand remains stable. Prices in detached and semi-detached homes are still rising. Apartments and condos are softening, but not collapsing.
📉 Calgary Benchmark Price: $591,100 (-1.4% Y/Y)
The overall benchmark price fell slightly—1.4% year-over-year—to $591,100. But the drop is largely due to a flood of lower-priced condos on the market, not declining demand. Detached homes are still sitting strong at $783,000.
🏘 Inventory Doubled – 5,867 Active Listings
Calgary’s active inventory soared to 5,867 homes—a 115.5% increase over April 2024. This is the highest level we’ve seen in years and the result of a surge in housing starts from the past two years, particularly in the apartment and row home sectors.
⏱️ Days on Market: Up to 29 (+41%)
Homes are now taking 29 days on average to sell, up from 20 a year ago. This shift gives buyers more room to breathe and makes preparation and pricing critical for sellers. Gone are the days of weekend bidding wars—strategy matters again.
🛠 Detached, Semi, Row & Apartment Breakdown
Here’s how each property type performed in April:
- Detached homes: $783,000 benchmark, demand strong under $800K
- Semi-detached: $702,800, a solid move-up option
- Row homes: $463,000, still affordable but inventory rising
- Apartments: $340,000, with oversupply in NE slowing growth
Full CREB Stats here: LINK
🧭 What’s Driving the Shift? (Election, Tariffs & Migration)
The recent federal election created temporary buyer hesitation, especially in higher price brackets. Add in global uncertainty from U.S. tariff talks and you’ve got a classic “wait-and-see” spring. But interprovincial migration is still strong, and Calgary remains one of Canada’s most affordable metros.
📦 What Does This Mean for You?
Whether you’re buying or selling, this is the most balanced market Calgary has seen since 2019. Strategy is back. Overpricing will hurt you. Lowballing won’t get you far either. But if you plan smart—you’ll win.
📲 Let’s Build Your Game Plan
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