Calgary Real Estate Tips for Buyers & Investors (2025)

Get practical advice for buying or investing in Calgary homes, including:

  • ✓ Current prices in Aspen Woods, Brentwood & NW Calgary
  • ✓ How the CMHC MLI Select program works
  • ✓ First-time buyer mistakes to avoid

Updated: January 25, 2025 | Data sources: CREBÂŽ, CMHC

STATE OF REAL ESTATE 2024 SURVEY

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STATE OF REAL ESTATE >> PURCHASE YOUR TICKET BY SEPTEMBER 22!

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Saskatchewan’s Housing Leaders Launch Housing Blueprint ahead of Provincial Election

Saskatchewan’s Housing Leaders have released Secure Homes, Strong Future: A Housing Policy Blueprint for Saskatchewan ahead of the 2024 provincial election. The blueprint is built on grassroots consultations and expert research within the housing industry – providing insights and recommendations to
SASKATCHEWAN’S HOUSING LEADERS LAUNCH HOUSING BLUEPRINT AHEAD OF PROVINCIAL ELECTION

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESaskatchewan’s Housing Leaders have released Secure Homes, Strong Future: A Housing Policy Blueprint for Saskatchewan ahead of the 2024 provincial election. The blueprint is built on grassroots consultations and expert research within the housing industry – pro
Conveyance Research

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MARKET WATCH >> AUGUST 2024

ABOVE-AVERAGE SALES CONTINUE TO DRIVE PRICE GROWTH IN AUGUSTSeptember 5, 2024For immediate release: Saskatchewan reported 1,507 sales in August, a seven per cent year-over-year decrease but over 12 per cent above long-term, 10-year averages. Despite a slight pullback in sales, August marked the four
YPN StreetSmart Self Defense Seminar – November 5, 2024 – Registration

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'Who can afford a $1,000 increase?' Tenants’ group calls on justice minister to enact rent control

Members of a tenants’ rights group voiced their displeasure at Alberta’s lack of rent control on Wednesday, picketing in front of Justice Minister Mickey Amery’s constituency office in northeast Calgary. About 10 members of Alberta ACORN (
Ottawa releases land in Calgary, Edmonton for new housing

Ottawa is taking proposals from developers to build new housing on Crown-owned land in Calgary and Edmonton, part of the Liberal government’s newly unveiled approach to build homes as it battles a housing crisis across the country. Speaking from Calgary’s Currie Barracks neighbourhood Wednesd
SRA Awards Committee Nomination Form

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The big move: From inner city to a new urbanist community

Naomi Bell and Stephen James never envisioned living in the suburbs. “For us it has never really been about the physical dwelling; it’s always been about the location — the walkability, the proximity to coffee shops and restaurants, if we can walk to work and how long it takes us to get there.
MARKET WATCH >> JULY 2024

STRONG SALES CONTINUE IN JULY DESPITE ONGOING INVENTORY PRESSURESAugust 7, 2024For immediate release: Saskatchewan reported 1,667 sales in July, a seven per cent year-over-year gain and over 20 per cent above long-term, 10-year averages. The thirteenth consecutive month of above-average sales in the
Are Airbnb rentals eating up Calgary's housing market? No, says StatCan report

Short-term rentals such as Airbnb make up just a fraction of Calgary’s housing market, new data shows — and that number could be even lower than reported, says one expert. New Statistics Canada data on short-term rentals comes as regions across North America grapple with how they should approac
Critically acclaimed Montreal House comes to market at $10 million

Tucked away on a quiet street in the exclusive community of Mount Royal, a visually stunning and architecturally significant home has hit the market for an astonishing $10 million. Named Montreal House for its location on Montreal Avenue, the 4,052-square-foot, five-bedroom home has garnered pl
STATE OF REAL ESTATE >> KEYNOTE SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT & EXCLUSIVE PROMO CODE

Exciting news! After headlining major events in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Miami, the SHIFT movement is coming to Saskatoon!We’re thrilled to announce Kathleen Black as the headlining keynote speaker at State of Real Estate 2024, proudly presented by Conexus Credit Union!Kathleen is a globally-reco
MARKET WATCH >> JUNE 2024

PRICE GROWTH CONTINUES AS NUMEROUS COMMUNITIES REPORT RECORD BENCHMARK PRICES IN JUNEJuly 4, 2024For immediate release: Saskatchewan reported 1,675 sales in June, a one percent year-over-year decrease but nearly 10 percent above long-term, 10-year averages. Sales levels improved in properties priced
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'It’s depressing being a 40-year-old stuck at home': Why the dream of homeownership is fading for many Calgarians

By 2021, Ryan Fehr had grown tired of renting. Fehr, 40 and a single dad, had just broken up with his girlfriend. He found there was no limit on how much landlords could raise the rent in Calgary, and he yearned to put down some roots in a house, especially for his then-two-year-old son, who
Saskatoon & Region Home Builders’ Association Welcomes Andrew Wagner as New Chair

SASKATOON, SK (APR 23, 2024) — The Saskatoon & Region Home Builders’ Association (SRHBA) is excited to welcome Andrew Wagner, Founder and Director of Construction at Maison Design+Build, as the new chair of the Board of Directors. Wagner was elected at the SRHBA Annual General Meeting and will be se
SRHBA Applauds the New Federal Housing Plan Aimed at Addressing Housing Affordability and Supply

SASKATOON, SK (APR 16, 2024) — The Saskatoon & Region Home Builders’ Association (SRHBA) applauds today’s federal budget announcement for introducing the comprehensive Federal Housing Plan. This plan aims to tackle the longstanding challenges of housing affordability and supply—a critical focus of a
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