{"id":106,"date":"2026-10-16T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/?p=106"},"modified":"2026-10-16T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:00:00","slug":"calgary-homebuyers-enjoy-big-savings-as-prices-drop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/16\/calgary-homebuyers-enjoy-big-savings-as-prices-drop\/","title":{"rendered":"Calgary Homebuyers Enjoy Big Savings as Prices Drop"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Calgary\u2019s real estate market is shifting, and recent numbers tell an important story: about 85% of homes in Greater Calgary sold below asking price, with buyers saving an average of 2.29%. More affordable homes and condos are seeing even steeper discounts, while properties priced over a million often fetch more than the list price. Interestingly, overall sales dropped by 16%, yet luxury home transactions increased.<\/p>\n<p>As someone who works daily with both first-time buyers and experienced investors across Calgary, I always emphasize the value of understanding market trends and how they can impact your negotiating power. This data-driven approach\u2014combining real estate insight with mortgage strategy\u2014helps clients make confident, informed decisions, whether you\u2019re eyeing your first condo or evaluating a high-end property for long-term ROI. The current climate is a reminder of how timing and strategy can translate into real savings and opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.culturealberta.com\/articles\/85-of-calgary-homes-are-selling-below-asking-as-buyers-gain-the-upper-hand-heres-how-much-buyers-are\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calgary\u2019s real estate market is shifting, and recent numbers tell an important story: about 85% of homes in Greater Calgary sold below asking price, with buyers saving an average of 2.29%. More affordable homes and condos are seeing even steeper discounts, while properties priced over a million often fetch more than the list price. Interestingly, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106\/revisions\/108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}