[Barometer] Real estate prices increased 2.8% in Alberta in 2022

Is the year 2022 already a turning point for the real estate market in Alberta? With a steady increase of 2.8% in the value of real estate transactions between December 2021 and December 2022 in the province, we observe that the Albertan market resists more than in other Canadian places. This barometer analyses the dynamics of Canada's real estate market province by province, city by city.

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Big real estate prices increase in Medecine Hat, Lethbridge and Calgary in 2022

Real estate prices globally resisted well across Alberta, with a steady increase of 2.8% between December 2021 and December 2022. However, we observe important difference depending on the area :

CitiesAverage transaction
(Dec. 2021)
Average transaction
(Dec. 2022)
Change
South Central Alberta
$189,423$240,719+27.1%
Medicine Hat
$273 ,998$322,990+17.9%
Lethbridge
$316, 279$347,914+10%
Calgary
$468,300$506,400+8.1%
Grande Prairie
$341,194$344,791+1.1%
Lloydminster (AB)
$260,001$244,544-5.9%
Edmonton
$369,500$366,600-0.8%
Alberta West
$402,262$397,849-1.1%
Central Alberta
$337,958$323,376-4.3%
Fort Mc Murray
$354,696$301,075-15.1%
Real estate price changes in Alberta between December 2021 and December 2022

Real estate prices drop by 12% in Ontario and British Columbia, Atlantic provinces still on the rise

While real estate prices peaked in 2021 in Canada, 2022 seems to be the beginning of a trend reversal. Even though prices continued to increase in 7 of the 10 Canadian provinces between December 2021 and December 2022, they are beginning to drop sharply in the 3 most populated provinces. On the graph below, we can distinguish several dynamics:

Calgary has become the 4th most expensive city for real estate in 2022, now overtaking Montreal

The dynamics of the real estate market in large cities sometimes differ from those of the provinces taken as a whole. Thus, we observe on the graph below that:

South Central Alberta is the Canadian district where real estate prices increased the most in 2022: +27.1%

Despite real estate prices falling by 12% across the national territory between December 2021 and December 2022, some cities and districts are still doing well. We find in the table below the 15 cities or districts in which the real estate transactions increased the most:

RankCity / DistrictProvinceAverage transaction
(Dec. 2021)
Average transaction
(Dec. 2022)
Change
1
South Central AlbertaAlberta$189,423$240,719+27.1%
2
Timmins & CochraneOntario$216,652$273,782+26.4%
3
Portage la PrairieManitoba$262,552$321,627+22.5%
4
Medicine HatAlberta$273,998$322,990+17.9%
5
BrandonManitoba$216,150$254468+17.7%
6
YarmouthNova Scotia$180,600$207,400+14.8%
7
Northern Nova ScotiaNova Scotia$183,700$207,900+13.2%
8
South ShoreNova Scotia$242,000$273,200+12.9%
9
LethbridgeAlberta$316,279$347,914+10%
10
Trois-RivièresQuebec$274,205$301,719+10%
11
HighlandNova Scotia$190,300$208,800+9.7%
12
CalgaryAlberta$468,300$506,400+8.1%
13
Annapolis ValleyNova Scotia$266,500$288,200+8.1%
14
SherbrookeQuebec$396,974$427,278+7.6%
15
Great MonctonNew-Brunswick$282,400$303,600+7.5%
Top 15 cities where the average transaction increased the most in Canada between December 2021 and December 2022

Our methodology

In addition to its expert editorial line around insurance and financial products, HelloSafe explores broader topics relating to global consumption in Canada and around the world. The aim is to decipher certain complex subjects for consumers and to provide everyone with the latest information. It is within this framework that HelloSafe regularly carries out studies on trends relating to current personal finance in Canada.

This study is based on data from the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), supplemented by data provided by some of our business partners. The comparisons made were made month to month, between December 2021 and December 2022.

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