06/02/2026
We are in the midst of the 2026 Edmonton real estate market and we have some exciting updates this month proving some fantastic opportunities in our market.
Home sales in May increased up a little bit from April this year, however we are still down over 13% by number of sales by this time last year. As our market has levelled out in the last year, this is the trend that has continued across our city. We still have seen moderate growth with new listings coming to market, up 21% from April and up 2.7% from 2025, this has left more inventory on the market this spring than we had last year. Currently putting us at 3.1 months of inventory which is keeping us on the edge of a balanced market in the Edmonton Area.
Days on market is currently hovering around 36 days, currently the lowest we are seeing is for single family detached homes at 33 days on the market as that is currently the preference for most buyers in our market, all the way to as high as 49 days on the market for apartment condos. This same market sentiment continues over to pricing as well.
The most amount of appreciation was noticed in detached homes, up 4.4% from April (up 2.8% from 2025), up 1.2% in semi-detached homes (down 2.4% from 2025), up 1.9% for row/townhomes (up 1.6% from 2025), and finally down 2.6% from apartment condos (also down 4.4% from 2025). The increase in pricing detached, then row/townhomes, semi's and then apartment condos is the same level of interest path we are seeing with the level of demand with the days on market which is measuring the buyer interest.
For both buyers and sellers this is creating opportunities. As buyers with the level of options out on the market with interest rates that have levelled out, this is what is bringing new and move up buyers off of the sidelines to purchase homes as it feels more in control as compared to the previous years. With that being said, sellers are still able to get top dollar for their homes, as both prices for detached and row townhomes are UP from our busy 2025, and the decreases in semi's and apartments are relatively low and still getting pricing that is near top dollar even in a slower market than last year, so sellers haven't quite missed the boat yet.
If you want to know how to take advantage of selling in this market, reach out to me for a free home evaluation, and I am happy to walk you through selling in this current market. https://lorenzgroup.ca/evaluation
If you want to know how to best position yourself in this buying market, reach out for a free buying consultation, and I am happy to come up with a game plan for you this year. https://lorenzgroup.ca/contact
