The average house price in Alberta, Canada in 2024 was approximately 494,097 Canadian dollars. By 2025, this figure is forecast to reach 534,861 Canadian dollars. The number of home sales in the province surged in 2021, and in 2025, the annual number of housing transactions is expected to exceed 85,000. Compared to other provinces, Alberta ranked below the national average, but housing was still more expensive than in New Brunswick and Newfoundland.

The average Canadian house price declined slightly in 2023, after four years of consecutive growth. The average house price stood at 678,282 Canadian dollars in 2023 and was forecast to reach 746,379 Canadian dollars by 2026. Home sales on the rise The number of housing units sold is also set to increase over the two-year period. From 443,511 units sold, the annual number of home sales in the country is expected to rise to 453,704 in 2025. British Columbia and Ontario have traditionally been housing markets with prices above the Canadian average, and both are set to witness an increase in sales in 2025. How did Canadians feel about the future development of house prices? When it comes to consumer confidence in the performance of the real estate market in the next six months, Canadian consumers in 2024 mostly expected that the market would go up. A slightly lower share of the respondents believed real estate prices would remain the same.

The average resale house price in Canada was forecast to reach nearly 836,000 Canadian dollars in 2026, according to a January forecast. In 2024, house prices increased after falling for the first time since 2019. One of the reasons for the price correction was the notable drop in transaction activity. Housing transactions picked up in 2024 and are expected to continue to grow until 2026. British Columbia, which is the most expensive province for housing, is projected to see the average house price reach 1.2 million Canadian dollars in 2026. Affordability in Vancouver Vancouver is the most populous city in British Columbia and is also infamously expensive for housing. In 2023, the city topped the ranking for least affordable housing market in Canada, with the average homeownership cost outweighing the average household income. There are a multitude of reasons for this, but most residents believe that foreigners investing in the market cause the high housing prices. Victoria housing market The capital of British Columbia is Victoria, where housing prices are also very high. The price of a single family home in Victoria's most expensive suburb, Oak Bay was 1.9 million Canadian dollars in 2024.

Canada House Price Index: New Housing: Calgary data was reported at 109.600 2007=100 in Dec 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 109.400 2007=100 for Nov 2016. Canada House Price Index: New Housing: Calgary data is updated monthly, averaging 44.850 2007=100 from Jan 1981 (Median) to Dec 2016, with 432 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 111.300 2007=100 in Feb 2015 and a record low of 23.700 2007=100 in Oct 1984. Canada House Price Index: New Housing: Calgary data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.EB006: House Price Index: 2007=100.

Graph and download economic data for Real Residential Property Prices for Canada (QCAR628BIS) from Q1 1970 to Q3 2024 about Canada, residential, HPI, housing, real, price index, indexes, and price.

New housing price index (NHPI). Monthly data are available from January 1981. The table presents data for the most recent reference period and the last four periods. The base period for the index is (201612=100).

This table contains 204 series, with data for years 1981 - 2010 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (34 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; St. John's; Newfoundland and Labrador; Atlantic Region ...), New housing price indexes (3 items: Total (house and land);House only; Land only ...), Index base period (2 items: 1992=100;1997=100 ...).

In 2023, there were fewer new home construction starts in Canada than in the previous year. Construction starts peaked in 2021, when there were 271,200 housing units whose construction started that year. Despite the restrictions imposed in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry managed to continue operating, with increases in the number of housing starts in 2020 and 2021. How many homes are under development? In 2022, the number of housing units that were under construction in Canada was approximately 334,000 units. After a period of stagnation until 2016, the housing industry witnessed a significant surge in construction activity, with an annual growth rate of nearly 9.5 percent. Numerous factors are attributed to this rise, including the heightened demand for housing, an expanding economy that encouraged investment, and the response to the shortage of housing. How expensive are homes in Canada? In 2023, the average cost of a house in Canada was around 678,282 Canadian dollars. The average house price had fallen that year by 25,593 Canadian dollars compared in 2023 compared to the previous year. Another way to measure the trends in housing prices is the house price-to-income ratio. It measures the development of housing affordability and is calculated by dividing the nominal house price by the nominal disposable income per head. The house price-to-income ratio in Canada fell by 15.8 percentage points between the second quarter of 2022 and that same quarter in 2023, indicating that house values decreased in relation to earnings. This makes homeownership in Canada more challenging due to the decreasing affordability of dwellings.

The average mortgage payment across all Canadian metros declined in 2023. In the third quarter of the year, Vancouver and Toronto topped the ranking of highest mortgage payment costs. Homebuyers in Vancouver had to pay, on average, 2,410 Canadian dollars monthly, while in Toronto, the average monthly scheduled mortgage payment was 2,318 Canadian dollars. Canada’s housing market House prices in Canada vary widely across the country. In 2023, the average sales price of detached single-family homes in Vancouver was nearly three times as expensive as the national average. Vancouver is undoubtedly considered the least affordable housing market: In 2021, the cost of buying a home with a 25-year mortgage in Canada was approximately 45 percent of the median household income, whereas in Vancouver, it was nearly 64 percent. Development of house prices The development of house prices depends on multiple factors, such as availability on the market and demand. Since 2005, house prices in Canada have been continuously growing. According to the MSL composite house price index, 2021 measured the highest house price increase.

This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (247 items: Carbonear; Newfoundland and Labrador; Corner Brook; Newfoundland and Labrador; Grand Falls-Windsor; Newfoundland and Labrador; Gander; Newfoundland and Labrador ...), Type of structure (4 items: Apartment structures of three units and over; Apartment structures of six units and over; Row and apartment structures of three units and over; Row structures of three units and over ...), Type of unit (4 items: Two bedroom units; Three bedroom units; One bedroom units; Bachelor units ...).

This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (37 items: Census metropolitan areas; Saguenay; Quebec; Edmonton; Alberta; Calgary; Alberta ...).

Monthly average retail prices for food, household supplies, personal care items, cigarettes and gasoline. Prices are presented for the current month and previous four months. Prices are in Canadian current dollars.

The average asking rent of industrial and logistics real estate in Canada was between 10 and 22 Canadian dollars per square foot in the first quarter of 2023. Toronto, which was the market with most inventory, had monthly rent of 18.45 Canadian dollars per square foot, making it the third most expensive market.

This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (37 items: Census metropolitan areas; Saguenay; Quebec; Edmonton; Alberta; Calgary; Alberta ...).

Data centers and hospitals were some of the buildings with the highest construction costs in Calgary (Canada) in the winter of 2023 to 2024. That year, the cost of constructing courthouses was also high, ranging from 760 to 900 Canadian dollars per square foot. Data centers had even higher construction costs in Vancouver.

Data on resident buyers who are persons that purchased a residential property in a market sale and filed their T1 tax return form: number of and incomes of residential property buyers, sale price, price-to-income ratio by the number of buyers as part of a sale, age groups, first-time home buyer status, buyer characteristics (sex, family type, immigration status, period of immigration, admission category).

This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (11 items: Canada; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia; Newfoundland and Labrador ...), Housing estimates (3 items: Housing starts; Housing under construction; Housing completions ...), Type of unit (6 items: Total units; Semi-detached; Single-detached; Multiples ...).

Commercial rents services price index (CRSPI) by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Monthly data are available from January 2006 for the total index and from January 2019 for all other indexes. The table presents data for the most recent reference period and the last five periods. The base period for the index is (2019=100).

The cost per square foot of an office fit-out rose across all four Canadian cities under observation in 2023. Fitting out an office space was most expensive in Toronto, where it cost about 201 Canadian dollars per square foot. The fit-out costs in Montreal and Vancouver was 170 and 184 Canadian dollars per square foot, respectively. In contrast, Calgary had significantly lower costs, at just under 142 Canadian dollars per square foot. A complete office fit-out includes the transformation of an empty space into a suitable office environment, including the necessary structures, electrical furnishings, mechanical equipment, and furniture.

In Canada, the cost of government-subsidized nursing facilities or long-term care homes varies widely, as these are regulated by the individual province or territory. In 2022, these costs ranged from 879 Canadian dollars per month in the Northwest Territories up to as high as 3,575 Canadian dollars per month in British Columbia. This statistic shows the monthly cost of subsidized nursing and residential facilities in Canada in 2022, by province.