Chris Birchard REALTOR® · TREC - The Real Estate Company

Downtown West End real estate market

Updated May 2026 · apartments · Pillar 9 / CREB sales records

As of May 2026, the typical apartment in Downtown West End sold for about $340,000 (a 3-month average), down 2.1% year over year. Homes there are taking around 29 days to sell at 95.1% of asking price.

Typical sold price
$340,000
−2.1% YoY
Days on market
29
+1 days YoY
% of asking price
95.1%
−3.6% YoY

3-month averages, smoothed to filter month-to-month noise · not an appraisal

As of May 2026, the typical apartment in Downtown West End sold for $340,000, −2.1% year-over-year - per CREB sales records analyzed by Chris Birchard, REALTOR®.

Who holds the cards?

Negotiating leverage for apartments in Downtown West End, measured against the community’s own 5-year norm.

sale_to_list_ratio · 24mo · 3mo smoothed 2026-05
Balanced Market
Low 92%
5-yr norm 96.1% 95.1% of asking, now
(−1.0% vs norm)
High 99%
Downtown West End (dots = reportable months) Calgary average

Homes are currently fetching 95.1% of asking against a 96.1% five-year norm. What that leverage means for a specific home depends on its type, style, and price band - that’s the conversation I have with the actual comparables on the table.

Pricing & pace

Typical apartment sold price (line) against days on market (bars), last 24 months.

median_price + days_on_market · 24mo 2026-05
Typical sold price Days on market

The grey bars are how long homes take to sell; generally, when they shrink, the price line rises. Right now Downtown West End is selling faster than the seasonal norm (a 3-month median of 29 days versus 42 days historically for this time of year). Historically, high liquidity and low supply have preceded upward pressure on prices.

Last 12 months at a glance

MONTH TYPICAL SOLD DAYS ON MARKET % OF ASKING
May 2026 $310,000 28 93.0%
April 2026 $365,000 38 94.1%
March 2026 $355,000 22 98.3%
February 2026
January 2026
December 2025
November 2025 $330,000 41 95.6%
October 2025 $355,000 60 94.3%
September 2025 $375,000 55 96.8%
August 2025 $365,000 67 95.5%
July 2025 $320,000 36 95.3%
June 2025 $325,000 46 96.0%

Single-month medians for apartments, not smoothed; − means too few sales to report.

Data via Pillar 9 / CREB, aggregated by Chris Birchard, REALTOR®. Figures are medians for apartments drawn from groups of 5 or more sales - informational only, not an appraisal or a guarantee of value. Latest data: May 2026.

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