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Calgary real estate market update: April 2024

From our archive of monthly updates: CREB®’s official numbers for the City of Calgary for April 2024, in plain language.

This is our archived report for April 2024. 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 April 2024, released May 1, 2024.

April at a glance

  • Sales2,881+7.26% vs. April 2023
  • New listings3,491+11.46% vs. April 2023
  • Homes for sale (inventory)2,711−16.17% vs. April 2023
  • Months of supply0.941.20 a year ago
  • Benchmark price$603,700+9.92% vs. April 2023
  • Average days on market2024 a year ago

Source: CREB®, City of Calgary Monthly Statistics Package, April 2024.

City of Calgary, all residential April 2023 April 2024 Change (CREB®)
Sales 2,686 2,881 +7.26%
New listings 3,132 3,491 +11.46%
Inventory (homes for sale) 3,234 2,711 −16.17%
Months of supply 1.20 0.94 −21.85%
Sales-to-new-listings ratio 85.76% 82.53% −3.23 pts
Benchmark price $549,200 $603,700 +9.92%
Median price $500,940 $565,500 +12.89%
Average price $548,583 $608,415 +10.91%
Average days on market 24 20 −14.38%
Sale price as % of list price 100.30% 101.89% +1.60 pts

Source: CREB®, City of Calgary Monthly Statistics Package, April 2024, 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 April 2024, 9,325 homes sold in Calgary, 15.91% more than in the same months of 2023 (8,045) [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 April 2024: “Price growth persists in Calgary as seller’s market prevails” (news release, May 1, 2024) [2].

CREB® reported April sales up seven per cent from a year earlier and 37 per cent above long-term trends, with much of the growth in more affordable, higher-density homes. New listings rose 11 per cent, which kept inventory from tightening further, but it was still 16 per cent below last year and about half the usual April level. [2]

By type of home

Benchmark price by property type

City of Calgary, April 2024

Detached$749,000
Semi-detached$668,400
Row$458,100
Apartment$346,200
Source: CREB®, City of Calgary Monthly Statistics Package, April 2024, page 6.

Benchmark price vs. April 2023

Change from a year earlier

Detached+13.06%
Semi-detached+12.91%
Row+20.02%
Apartment+17.72%
Source: CREB®, City of Calgary Monthly Statistics Package, April 2024, page 6.

Sales by property type

City of Calgary, April 2024 (change vs. April 2023)

Detached1,321+1.38%
Semi-detached255+9.44%
Row483+16.11%
Apartment822+11.99%
Source: CREB®, City of Calgary Monthly Statistics Package, April 2024, page 6.

Months of supply by property type

City of Calgary, April 2024

City, all homes: 0.94

Detached0.92
Semi-detached0.82
Row0.70
Apartment1.16
Source: CREB®, City of Calgary Monthly Statistics Package, April 2024, page 6.
April 2024, City of Calgary Benchmark price vs. April 2023 Sales Sales vs. April 2023 Months of supply
Detached $749,000 +13.06% 1,321 +1.38% 0.92
Semi-detached $668,400 +12.91% 255 +9.44% 0.82
Row (townhouse) $458,100 +20.02% 483 +16.11% 0.70
Apartment condo $346,200 +17.72% 822 +11.99% 1.16

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, April 2024

SouthSouth East

DetachedSouth: $726,800South East: $723,500
Semi-detachedSouth: $533,600South East: $515,900
RowSouth: $409,400South East: $463,800
ApartmentSouth: $318,200South East: $369,600
Source: CREB®, Monthly Statistics Package, April 2024, page 7 (Calgary Districts).

Months of supply: South vs. South East

CREB® districts, April 2024

SouthSouth East

DetachedSouth: 0.80South East: 0.87
Semi-detachedSouth: 0.46South East: 0.75
RowSouth: 0.59South East: 0.74
ApartmentSouth: 0.96South East: 1.06
Source: CREB®, Monthly Statistics Package, April 2024, page 7 (Calgary Districts).
April 2024 South: benchmark South: vs. last year South: months of supply South East: benchmark South East: vs. last year South East: months of supply
Detached $726,800 +14.19% 0.80 $723,500 +12.15% 0.87
Semi-detached $533,600 +14.93% 0.46 $515,900 +13.11% 0.75
Row $409,400 +24.93% 0.59 $463,800 +18.17% 0.74
Apartment $318,200 +23.19% 0.96 $369,600 +19.96% 1.06

Source: CREB® [1], page 7 (Calgary Districts). In April 2024, CREB® counted 271 detached sales in the South district and 155 in the South East [1].

April over the years

Here is how April compared in Calgary from 2022 to 2024, using CREB®’s April statistics package for each year.

Benchmark price, all residential

City of Calgary, April of each year

2022$544,300
2023$550,800
2024$603,700
Source: CREB®, City of Calgary Monthly Statistics Packages for April of each year, page 5 (April 2022 is the year-ago column of the April 2023 package).

Sales, all residential

City of Calgary, April of each year

20223,399
20232,690
20242,881
Source: CREB®, City of Calgary Monthly Statistics Packages for April of each year, page 5 (April 2022 is the year-ago column of the April 2023 package).

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Source of the city and district statistics: CREB® (Calgary Real Estate Board), City of Calgary Monthly Statistics Package, April 2024. CREB® is a registered trademark of Calgary Real Estate Board Co-Operative Limited. Figures are shown as CREB® published them for April 2024; 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

  1. CREB®, Monthly Statistics Package, City of Calgary, April 2024 (pages 5–7). CREB® no longer hosts this file (https://www.creb.com/Housing_Statistics/documents/04_2024_Calgary_Monthly_Stats_Package.pdf); archived copy: https://web.archive.org/web/20240524153630id_/https://www.creb.com/Housing_Statistics/documents/04_2024_Calgary_Monthly_Stats_Package.pdf
  2. CREB®, “Price growth persists in Calgary as seller’s market prevails”, news release, May 1, 2024: https://www.creb.com/News/Media_Releases/2024/May/Price_growth_persists_in_Calgary_as_sellers_market_prevails/