{"id":20,"date":"2026-09-18T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/calgarylifestyle-com\/2026\/09\/18\/calgary-home-buyers-enjoy-lower-prices-and-more-choices\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T11:00:00","slug":"calgary-home-buyers-enjoy-lower-prices-and-more-choices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/18\/calgary-home-buyers-enjoy-lower-prices-and-more-choices\/","title":{"rendered":"Calgary Home Buyers Enjoy Lower Prices and More Choices"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>August brought notable shifts to Calgary\u2019s real estate landscape. Home sales dropped 16.4%, with 1,660 properties changing hands. The benchmark price edged down 1.1% to $569,800 year-over-year. Within the details: apartment prices fell 8.2%, row homes dipped 5.4%, detached homes were down 1.1%, while semi-detached properties saw a slight uptick of 1%. Both new listings and inventory also declined, tightening choices for buyers and sellers alike.<\/p>\n<p>For those navigating the market\u2014whether you\u2019re a first-time buyer, upsizing, downsizing, or investing\u2014these numbers highlight the importance of interpreting data, not just headlines. My approach weaves together real market stats, tailored financing strategies, and on-the-ground experience to help you see beyond the surface. In a changing market, clarity, precision, and a disciplined plan make all the difference in your real estate decisions.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/12044006\/calgary-home-sales-august-2026\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August brought notable shifts to Calgary\u2019s real estate landscape. Home sales dropped 16.4%, with 1,660 properties changing hands. The benchmark price edged down 1.1% to $569,800 year-over-year. Within the details: apartment prices fell 8.2%, row homes dipped 5.4%, detached homes were down 1.1%, while semi-detached properties saw a slight uptick of 1%. Both new listings [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":49,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20","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\/20","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=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}