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Downtown West End real estate market

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.

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 out month-to-month noise.

As of May 2026, the typical apartment in Downtown West End sold for $340,000, -2.1% year-over-year — per 15 years of CREB sales records analyzed by Chris Birchard, REALTOR®.

Who holds the cards?

Current negotiating leverage for apartments in Downtown West End, measured against the community's own 5-year norm.

Balanced Market
Low 92%
5-yr norm (96.1%) Current 95.1%
(-1.0% vs norm)
High 99%

Downtown West End Calgary average

Pricing & liquidity

Median apartment price (3-month average) plotted against days on market in Downtown West End.

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). High liquidity and low supply put upward pressure on prices.

Last 12 months at a glance

Month Typical sold price 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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