Market report · August 2024
Edmonton housing market: August 2024
The median home price in Greater Edmonton in August 2024 was $412,000, rose 11.2% year over year. 2,581 homes sold with 2.2 months of supply — a balanced market.
Josh & Jay’s video breakdown for August 2024.
Here’s the Greater Edmonton housing market for August 2024, in plain language. The median home sold for $412,000 — sits 11.2% above where it was a year ago, and essentially flat month to month. 2,581 homes changed hands, and with 2.2 months of supply on the shelf it was a balanced market.
Where prices landed
The typical Edmonton home came in at $412,000 in August 2024 (the average was $435,312). Over the last six months the median is down 4.7% in a choppy back-and-forth.
The gap between home types is the part worth watching: a detached home ran about $497,000, while an apartment was closer to $190,300. If a detached home feels out of reach this month, a townhouse or apartment is often where the math still works.
Median price · last 24 months
Supply and demand
On the demand side, 2,581 sales were 15.0% ahead of last year, against 3,380 new listings. Inventory is down 15.0% year over year, so buyers had fewer homes to choose from than a year ago.
Homes took about 35 days to sell. At 2.2 months of supply this is a balanced market — neither side has the whip hand, which usually means room to negotiate on the right home.
Homes sold · last 12 months
The rate backdrop
Prime rate over the two years to August 2024 — what variable mortgages track, and a big driver of what buyers can afford. It was 6.7% here (Bank of Canada policy rate 4.5%). See every rate decision →
By property type
| Type | Median | MoM | YoY | Sales | Supply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | $497,000 | -0.6% | +10.4% | 1,465 | 2.3 |
| Semi-detached | $413,994 | +2.2% | +11.9% | 290 | 1.3 |
| Row / townhouse | $290,000 | +1.8% | +17.4% | 407 | 1.5 |
| Apartment | $190,300 | -0.9% | +5.7% | 419 | 3.3 |
Source: the REALTORS® Association of Edmonton. Greater Edmonton prices use the median.
Josh’s mortgage take
Josh Tagg · Indi Mortgage
From the mortgage side: a balanced market is a gift of time. Get pre-approved so you know exactly what you can carry, lock a rate hold while you look, and use the breathing room to choose well rather than chase. Either way, know your number before you shop — it changes every other decision.
Jay’s real-estate take
Jay Lewis · RE/MAX Excellence
From the real-estate side: numbers like these are a starting point, not the whole story — the right neighbourhood and the condition of the actual house matter more than the citywide median. With a builder’s eye I’m looking past the finishes at how a home is actually built, and at value pockets like Spruce Grove, Fort Saskatchewan and St. Albert where your budget can stretch further.
Why the median? We report the median — the middle sale price, where half of homes sold for more and half for less. It reflects a typical Edmonton home better than the average, which a handful of high-end sales can pull upward.
Edmonton market FAQ
What is the average home price in Edmonton right now?
In August 2024, the median price across Greater Edmonton was $412,000 (the average was $435,312). We use the median because it better reflects a typical home than the average, which a few high sales can skew.
Is it a buyer’s or seller’s market in Edmonton?
With 2.2 months of supply in August 2024, Greater Edmonton was a balanced market. Under ~2 months favours sellers; 2–4 is balanced; above that favours buyers.
Mortgage context by Josh Tagg (Indi Mortgage); real-estate read by Jay Lewis (RE/MAX Excellence). Canonical on edmontonhome.team; also published on mortgagesforless.ca.
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