The Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB) reports resale activity for the City of Calgary each month. The figures below are for September 2026, released in October 2026. CREB publishes all three price measures (average, median and the MLS® Home Price Index benchmark); how they differ, and how every report on this site is built, is explained once on the Canadian housing market overview.
Calgary home prices, September 2026
CREB’s all-residential benchmark was $566,700 (-0.82%), its average $646,198 (4.93%) and its median $574,444 (2.49%), on 1,650 sales.
Average prices by home type
| Home Type | Home Price | Y/Y Change | M/M Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Residential | $646,198 | +4.93% | N/A |
| Detached | $823,483 | +5.18% | N/A |
| Semi-Detached | $686,328 | -0.32% | N/A |
| Row & Townhouse | $432,178 | -5.56% | N/A |
| Apartment | $318,759 | -8.66% | N/A |
CREB, September 2026.
Median prices by home type
| Home Type | Home Price | Y/Y Change |
|---|---|---|
| All Residential | $574,444 | +2.49% |
| Detached | $686,750 | -0.47% |
| Semi-Detached | $585,000 | +1.74% |
| Row & Townhouse | $405,000 | -3.57% |
| Apartment | $288,000 | -9.43% |
Benchmark prices by home type
| Home Type | Home Price | Y/Y Change | Months of Supply |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Residential | $566,700 | -0.82% | 3.93 |
| Detached | $739,400 | -0.95% | 3.31 |
| Semi-Detached | $685,200 | +0.09% | 3.67 |
| Row & Townhouse | $412,400 | -5.54% | 4.45 |
| Apartment | $291,400 | -8.28% | 5.29 |
Apartments moved most: their benchmark changed -8.28% over the year, against -0.95% for detached homes.
Sales, listings and market conditions
| Metric | Value | Year-over-Year Change |
|---|---|---|
| Total Sales | 1,650 | -3.85% |
| New Listings | 3,354 | -11.32% |
| Active Listings | 6,486 | -6.26% |
| Average Days on Market | 44 | +2 days |
| Sales-to-New-Listings Ratio | 49.19% | +3.82 pp |
| Months of Supply | 3.93 | N/A |
| Sale-to-List Price Ratio | 97.39% | -0.38 pp |
Calgary’s 3.93 months of supply sat above CREA’s 3.6-month seller’s-market threshold; detached homes had 3.31 months, apartments 5.29 (what this signals).
Income needed to buy in Calgary
Calgary’s benchmark home takes roughly $129,200 of household income at minimum down, or $112,500 with a fifth down (calculation).
Calgary compared with other large markets
| Market | MLS HPI benchmark price | Month |
|---|---|---|
| Calgary | $566,700 | September 2026 |
| Edmonton | $423,100 | September 2026 |
| Greater Toronto | $917,600 | September 2026 |
| Greater Vancouver | $1,075,900 | September 2026 |
The Alberta housing market page covers the province as a whole.
Buying costs in Alberta
Alberta charges no land transfer tax, only land titles fees (Alberta costs).
The Calgary home-buying guide covers the purchase itself and Calgary’s best neighbourhoods describes its quadrants and communities.
Related Calgary pages
- Calgary rental market: average rents and vacancy
- Income percentiles in Calgary: where a household income ranks locally
- Alberta mortgage affordability calculator: how much home an income supports
- Mortgage rates: current rates by term
Sources
The figures and rules on this page come from these sources, last checked against them between September 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026. How we check facts.
- Bank of Canada: Mortgage rates, fixed 5 years and over: insured residential mortgages, funds advanced (data series)
- Bank of Canada: Mortgage rates, fixed 5 years and over: uninsured residential mortgages, funds advanced (data series)
- CMHC: CMHC Purchase
- CMHC: Home Start
- CMHC: Calculating GDS / TDS
- CREA: En ca
- CREA: CREA Stats (local board market statistics)
- CREB: City of Calgary Detailed.xlsm
- CREB: City of Calgary Detailed.xlsm
- CREB: CREB® | Real Estate Resources For Calgary
- CREB: CREB® | Housing Statistics
- Department of Finance Canada: Boldest mortgage reforms in decades come into force today
- Department of Finance Canada: Archived
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- Department of Finance Canada: “Straight Switches” and portfolio insurance
- Financial Consumer Agency of Canada: How much you need for a down payment
- GlobeNewswire: Canadian Home Sales Slide Down Slightly in August
- Greater Vancouver REALTORS: GVR Residential Market Report - August 2026
- Greater Vancouver REALTORS: GVR Residential Market Report - September 2026
- Justice Laws (Canada): Bank Act
- OSFI: Minimum qualifying rate for uninsured mortgages
- OSFI: Final Revised Guideline B-20: Residential Mortgage Underwriting Practices and Procedures
- OSFI: Amendments to the minimum qualifying rate for uninsured mortgages
- OSFI: OSFI exempts uninsured mortgage straight switches from the prescribed MQR and…
- OSFI: Loan-to-income limits for uninsured mortgage portfolios
- REALTORS® Association of Edmonton: New inventory is still being added, but sales have slowed for fall
- TRREB: Creator: Tableau 20262.26.818.1324
- TRREB: PDF document