{"id":61,"date":"2026-09-30T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/?p=61"},"modified":"2026-09-30T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T10:00:00","slug":"calgary-housing-supply-meets-affordability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/30\/calgary-housing-supply-meets-affordability\/","title":{"rendered":"Calgary Housing Supply Meets Affordability"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/conrad-aglah\/construction-affordability-calgary-remotion-videos-1f69\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Calgary\u2019s current housing numbers paint a nuanced story for buyers, sellers, and investors. While this year\u2019s housing starts are projected around 23,000\u2014about 20% below last year\u2014they\u2019re still hovering near the pace needed to restore pre-pandemic affordability by 2036. Interestingly, purpose-built rentals are leading much of Calgary\u2019s construction activity, accounting for 60% of new starts and also explaining 30% of the overall slowdown.<\/p>\n<p>Sales activity has shifted: by mid-Q3, apartment sales were down 26%, semi-detached homes fell 18%, row homes 16%, and detached homes 12%. Yet despite these declines, new listings haven\u2019t picked up enough to change the underlying buyer\u2019s market feel.<\/p>\n<p>Even with fewer starts, Calgary is expected to finish the year about 4,000 above its 10-year average. Competition remains strong, with overall housing competition up 9%, and apartments leading at 32%. One factor keeping the market dynamic: Calgary\u2019s job growth, up 5% year-over-year, which continues to attract new residents and fuel construction, even as population growth is expected to stabilize and then rise again.<\/p>\n<p>For those weighing their next move\u2014whether it\u2019s a first purchase, a new investment, or a strategic upgrade\u2014understanding these market forces is essential. My approach always blends real data, mortgage strategy, and a clear-eyed view of long-term ROI, so you can make informed, confident decisions in a shifting landscape.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calgary\u2019s current housing numbers paint a nuanced story for buyers, sellers, and investors. While this year\u2019s housing starts are projected around 23,000\u2014about 20% below last year\u2014they\u2019re still hovering near the pace needed to restore pre-pandemic affordability by 2036. Interestingly, purpose-built rentals are leading much of Calgary\u2019s construction activity, accounting for 60% of new starts and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":62,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61","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\/61","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=61"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61\/revisions\/63"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}