The April stats released by CREB® are in line with seasonal expectations, with both sales and inventory levels trending up relative to March’s activity. Despite this typical monthly rise, April sales totalled 2,104 units, six per cent lower than levels reported in 2025. “Sales were expected to ease this year as our market transitioned away from strong demand that was driven by previously rapid migration growth. Improved supply choice across the entire housing spectrum has reduced the urgency among potential purchasers, helping our market shift away from seller’s market conditions to more balanced conditions,” said Ann-Marie Lurie, CREB®’s Chief Economist. “However, the trend of limited supply choice in the detached market continues, while conditions favour the buyer in the apartment condominium market.”
With 3,829 new listings in April, the sales-to-new-listings ratio remained at 55 per cent, supporting a modest monthly gain in supply. Inventory levels reached 5,973 units, nearly two per cent higher than levels reported last April. Overall, the months of supply remained just below three, representing relatively balanced conditions. However, this ranged from just over two months for detached homes to over four months for apartment-style homes.
The unadjusted total residential benchmark price trended up compared with March, reaching $568,800. The monthly gain was mostly associated with seasonal improvements, which is expected heading into the spring market. Monthly gains were higher in the detached and semi-detached segments. Overall, compared with the previous year, prices remain three per cent lower, with modest year-over-year declines in the detached and semi-detached sector, while declines neared nine per cent for apartment-style units.
So far in 2026, conditions have varied, ranging from seller’s market conditions and price growth for detached homes in some parts of the city to buyer’s market conditions and price adjustments in the apartment condominium sector.

Airdrie
Despite seasonal gains, sales in Airdrie eased compared with last year, causing year-to-date sales to decline by nearly 12 per cent. While sales have slowed, they remain in line with long-term trends. New listings have also trended down compared with last year, but recent gains supported further increases in inventory. With 494 units in inventory and 151 sales, months of supply remained just above three months. While conditions are not as tight as they were the previous year, they remain relatively balanced and are supporting modest price gains following last year’s decline. The benchmark price reached $516,700 in April, nearly one per cent higher than March, but still more than five per cent lower than last April.

Cochrane
Gains in April sales were enough to push year-to-date sales up by over six per cent. At the same time, new listings eased compared with March, causing the sales-to-new-listings ratio to rise above 70 per cent and preventing any significant change in inventory. This also caused months of supply to push below three. While conditions can fluctuate month-to-month, tighter conditions were accompanied by further price gains. In April, the unadjusted benchmark price reached $569,200, more than one per cent higher than the previous month. Recent gains have helped offset some of the pullbacks experienced during the second half of the year, but prices remain over three per cent lower than last April.

Okotoks
Improving sales in April were not enough to offset earlier declines, as year-to-date sales remained three per cent below last year’s. At the same time, new listings continued to improve, helping bring up inventory levels. However, with 149 units available in April, inventory remains well below long-term trends. With two and a half months of supply, conditions remain relatively tight, supporting further price gains. As of April, the unadjusted benchmark price was $627,600, over one per cent higher than March and in line with levels reported last April.
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