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Calgary real estate market update: May 2023
From our archive of monthly updates: CREB®’s official numbers for the City of Calgary for May 2023, in plain language.
This is our archived report for May 2023. CREB®’s figures are shown as they were published at the time. Newer numbers are available: see the latest Calgary market update.
Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB®) statistics for May 2023, released June 1, 2023.
May at a glance
- Sales3,120+1.86% vs. May 2022
- New listings3,652−15.01% vs. May 2022
- Homes for sale (inventory)3,207−38.50% vs. May 2022
- Months of supply1.031.70 a year ago
- Benchmark price$557,000+2.58% vs. May 2022
- Average days on market2425 a year ago
Source: CREB®, City of Calgary Monthly Statistics Package, May 2023.
| City of Calgary, all residential | May 2022 | May 2023 | Change (CREB®) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 3,063 | 3,120 | +1.86% |
| New listings | 4,297 | 3,652 | −15.01% |
| Inventory (homes for sale) | 5,215 | 3,207 | −38.50% |
| Months of supply | 1.70 | 1.03 | −39.63% |
| Sales-to-new-listings ratio | 71.28% | 85.43% | +14.15 pts |
| Benchmark price | $543,000 | $557,000 | +2.58% |
| Median price | $479,000 | $506,750 | +5.79% |
| Average price | $519,911 | $551,853 | +6.14% |
| Average days on market | 25 | 24 | −4.78% |
| Sale price as % of list price | 99.95% | 100.82% | +0.87 pts |
Source: CREB®, City of Calgary Monthly Statistics Package, May 2023, page 5 [1]. Change is CREB®’s year-over-year change; for the two ratios it is the change in percentage points.
From January to May 2023, 11,171 homes sold in Calgary, 29.52% fewer than in the same months of 2022 (15,850) [1].
What these numbers mean. The benchmark price is CREB®’s price for a “typical” home and is the best number for tracking price trends, because the median and average move with the mix of homes that happen to sell in a month. Months of supply is how long today’s inventory would last at the current pace of sales. A lower number usually means a tighter market for buyers.
What CREB® reported
CREB®’s headline for May 2023: “May sales reach a record high” (news release, June 1, 2023) [2].
CREB® reported record May sales, driven by a big gain in apartment condominium sales. New listings stayed below last year’s level, so inventory fell, and with about one month of supply conditions continued to favour sellers. [2]
By type of home
Benchmark price by property type
City of Calgary, May 2023
Benchmark price vs. May 2022
Change from a year earlier
Sales by property type
City of Calgary, May 2023 (change vs. May 2022)
Months of supply by property type
City of Calgary, May 2023
City, all homes: 1.03
| May 2023, City of Calgary | Benchmark price | vs. May 2022 | Sales | Sales vs. May 2022 | Months of supply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | $674,000 | +4.17% | 1,486 | −8.04% | 1.00 |
| Semi-detached | $600,500 | +3.20% | 279 | +5.68% | 0.84 |
| Row (townhouse) | $390,500 | +8.68% | 497 | −10.29% | 0.81 |
| Apartment condo | $298,600 | +10.88% | 858 | +36.41% | 1.27 |
Source: CREB® [1], page 6.
South and Southeast Calgary
CREB® groups Calgary communities into eight districts. The 15 south Calgary communities we focus on are in two of them, South and South East; see our Calgary Neighbourhood Guide for the full list.
Benchmark price: South vs. South East
CREB® districts, May 2023
SouthSouth East
Months of supply: South vs. South East
CREB® districts, May 2023
SouthSouth East
| May 2023 | South: benchmark | South: vs. last year | South: months of supply | South East: benchmark | South East: vs. last year | South East: months of supply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | $646,200 | +3.69% | 0.68 | $649,100 | +2.92% | 0.72 |
| Semi-detached | $471,400 | +4.57% | 0.39 | $457,900 | +1.96% | 0.45 |
| Row | $336,500 | +15.04% | 0.53 | $395,500 | +7.65% | 0.59 |
| Apartment | $263,600 | +13.87% | 0.88 | $308,000 | +11.59% | 0.69 |
Source: CREB® [1], page 7 (Calgary Districts). In May 2023, CREB® counted 323 detached sales in the South district and 211 in the South East [1].
May over the years
Here is how May compared in Calgary from 2022 to 2023, using CREB®’s May statistics package for each year.
Benchmark price, all residential
City of Calgary, May of each year
Sales, all residential
City of Calgary, May of each year
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Source of the city and district statistics: CREB® (Calgary Real Estate Board), City of Calgary Monthly Statistics Package, May 2023. CREB® is a registered trademark of Calgary Real Estate Board Co-Operative Limited. Figures are shown as CREB® published them for May 2023; CREB® may revise past months in later packages. This update is general market information, not an appraisal or advice on a specific property. Berg Estate Team, eXp Realty · 587-888-2919.
Sources
- CREB®, Monthly Statistics Package, City of Calgary, May 2023 (pages 5–7). CREB® no longer hosts this file (https://www.creb.com/Housing_Statistics/documents/05_2023_Calgary_Monthly_Stats_Package.pdf); archived copy: https://web.archive.org/web/20230601224748id_/https://www.creb.com/Housing_Statistics/documents/05_2023_Calgary_Monthly_Stats_Package.pdf
- CREB®, “May sales reach a record high”, news release, June 1, 2023: https://www.creb.com/News/Media_Releases/2023/June/May_sales_reach_a_record_high/