Calgary’s housing market has been showing a great deal of variability this year. By September, citywide conditions had settled into balance, but several neighbourhood clusters kept prices close to last year’s levels, while some others showed modest gains.

Calgary’s Split Market

By late summer, it became apparent that Calgary wasn’t moving as a single market. The composite benchmark sat at $572,800,...

The federal and Ontario governments have stepped up to the plate by cutting the sales taxes on new homes for first-time buyers. It took them a while to get there, but to their credit, they did.

Once legislation is passed, a first-time buyer who purchases a new home up to $1 million will no longer have to pay the five-per-cent GST or eight-per-cent HST. It will be retroactive to May 27. For homes purchased...

The housing market in Norfolk County, Ontario, showed renewed energy in September 2025, as both sales and new listings moved upward, while prices held steady. 

Sales Strengthen

Home sales in Norfolk County climbed sharply, rising 23.3% compared to September 2024 and marking the strongest month since May and the best September since 2021. Activity also sat more than 22% above the five-year average...