South Calgary Real Estate (Marda Loop): Infill Duplexes, Older Bungalows and 2026 Prices

How much does South Calgary cost in 2026? CREB's October 2026 benchmark for a typical South Calgary home was $673,300 across all types. By type it was $315,300 for an apartment condo, $600,800 for a townhouse, $931,600 for a detached house and $1,036,800 for a semi-detached home. So far in 2026, semi-detached homes have outsold detached houses 31 to 19.

Is it South Calgary or Marda Loop?

Both, depending on who you ask. South Calgary is the City's official community name. Marda Loop is the business improvement area centred on 33rd and 34th Avenues SW, between Crowchild Trail and 18th Street SW, and it spills into Altadore, Garrison Woods and part of Richmond-Knob Hill as well. Listings, buyers and neighbours use the two names almost interchangeably, so search for both when you shop.

The name has a story. A streetcar line reached this part of the city in 1909 and turned around in a loop near 34th Avenue and 20th Street. The Marda Theatre opened in 1953, named by its founders Mark and Mada Jenkins, and ran until 1988. The business area picked "Marda Loop" in a 1985 contest, and it still hosts the Marda Gras street festival, Calgary's oldest street fair.

South Calgary itself was established in 1914 on land Calgary annexed in 1907, but it stayed mostly empty until the early 1950s. Today the housing is a mix of eras: in the 2021 Census, 16% of occupied homes dated from 1960 or earlier and 28% from 2011 to 2021, and Wikipedia's Marda Loop entry notes that since the 2010s many older homes in the surrounding communities have given way to higher-density housing. The community has its own outdoor swimming pool, a community hall, several parks and the Giuffre Family Library.

Why do semi-detached homes matter so much in South Calgary?

Because most house buyers here end up in one. So far in 2026, CREB counts 31 semi-detached sales in South Calgary against 19 detached sales. In the 2021 Census the community had 515 single-detached houses and 265 semi-detached homes, so semis are trading far more often than their share of the stock would suggest.

Semis also carry the higher price tag. CREB's benchmark is its model price for a typical home of each type, and in October 2026 it was $1,036,800 for a South Calgary semi and $931,600 for a detached house. The two measures can disagree, though. The median detached sale this year, $1,150,000, sits above the median semi at $1,073,500, because a median reflects whichever homes happened to sell, while the benchmark models a typical one. With only 19 detached sales, that median depends heavily on which houses happened to come up.

For a seller of an older bungalow, the practical point is that two very different buyers may want your home: someone who will live in it and someone who values the lot. For a buyer, a semi can be the way into a newer house in this location without paying for a full new detached build.

What sold, and for how much, in South Calgary in 2026?

Figures: CREB's South Calgary data, pulled November 6, 2026. "This year" = 2026 year to date.

Sales are down. The 107 sales this year are 27.70% fewer than at the same point in 2025, according to CREB. In October alone there were 15 sales, 19 new listings and 44 homes in inventory. For comparison, the all-types benchmark was $577,100 for CREB's City Centre district and $564,200 for Calgary as a whole in October 2026. If you want to see how South Calgary sits against other communities, the community-by-community price table lays them side by side.

How many South Calgary homes has Ben Sweet & Associates helped buy or sell?

Ben Sweet & Associates has at least 17 recorded sales in South Calgary since 2006 — 12 helping buyers, 5 for sellers — plus 7 verified client reviews from South Calgary clients (team transaction records and review platforms, as of October 2026).

Our own files lean toward buyers here: 12 of the 17 recorded sales were purchases. They are also recent, with 14 of the 17 closing in 2022 or later, and at least 7 were condo or townhouse-complex units. That fits a community where close to half the homes are low-rise apartments. Client addresses stay private. Rate-My-Agent listed Ben at #3 of 23 South Calgary agents on October 31, 2026.

He brought with him all of the sales in our neighbourhood recent past and present with photos, which he linked to our tv so we could look together and come to a mutual decision on what to list for.Kara S., South Calgary seller (RankMyAgent)

They know their stuff and took a lot of the stress out of the process for us.Adam J., first-time buyer in South Calgary (Rate-My-Agent)

Picking a South Calgary agent: four questions, four checkable answers

People ask us these in almost exactly these words. Each answer points to a count or a review you can look up.

Half the homes are rented: what does the 2021 Census say about South Calgary?

• 4,540 residents in private households lived in 2,365 occupied homes. About a quarter were aged 25 to 34, and 8% were 65 or older (Calgary: 13%).
• Owners and renters split 50/50. Citywide, 69% of households own.
• 49% of homes are in apartment buildings under five storeys, against 16% citywide. Single-detached houses are 22% (Calgary: 55%) and semi-detached homes 11% (Calgary: 6%).
• 27% of residents had changed address within a year, nearly double Calgary's 14%.
• 35% of workers commuted less than 15 minutes, compared with 21% citywide.
• Median household income was $87,000 (2020, before tax; citywide $98,000). 29% of households put at least 30% of income toward shelter, against 23% across Calgary.

Bungalow, infill or condo: what should you check before you buy?

An older bungalow. Ask for the age of the roof, furnace and hot-water tank, and whether the sewer line has been scoped. If the lot is the appeal, check the property's land use designation on the City's online map before you count on splitting or rebuilding, because the community works under an area redevelopment plan.

A new infill semi. Ask who built it, when it was finished and for the new home warranty paperwork. Find out whether the two halves share anything, such as a roof or a driveway, and how that is written up.

A condo or townhouse. Read the condo documents, the reserve fund study and recent board minutes before you firm up, and look at what the monthly fee covers. Our condo services page explains how we go through them with you.

Selling instead? Our breakdown of what it costs to sell a house in Calgary in 2026 walks through every fee, and the Beltline guide covers the condo-heavy inner-city market just north of here. Raising kids? See Calgary's best neighbourhoods for families.

More South Calgary questions

How many homes has Ben Sweet & Associates sold in South Calgary?

Ben Sweet & Associates has at least 17 recorded sales in South Calgary since 2006 — 12 helping buyers, 5 for sellers — plus 7 verified client reviews from South Calgary clients (team transaction records and review platforms, as of October 2026).

Is Marda Loop the same as South Calgary?

Not exactly. Marda Loop is a business improvement area centred on 33rd and 34th Avenues SW between Crowchild Trail and 18th Street SW. It reaches into South Calgary, Altadore, Garrison Woods and part of Richmond-Knob Hill, and many people use the name for the whole area.

Where does the name Marda Loop come from?

It joins two old landmarks: the Marda Theatre (1953 to 1988), named by its founders Mark and Mada Jenkins, and the streetcar turnaround loop that dates to 1909. The name itself was picked in a 1985 contest run by the business area.

How old are the homes in South Calgary?

The community was established in 1914 on land the city annexed in 1907, but most of it was not built until the 1950s. In the 2021 Census, 16% of occupied homes dated from 1960 or earlier and 28% from 2011 to 2021.

Sources

1. CREB, Housing Data Map: South Calgary (all five property classes), City Centre district and Calgary totals; October 2026 figures plus 2026 YTD, pulled November 6, 2026.
2. City of Calgary, Community Profile: South Calgary, 2021 Census of Canada data (2023).
3. Wikipedia, South Calgary, Calgary (boundaries, 1907 annexation, 1914 establishment, amenities), read November 6, 2026.
4. Wikipedia, Marda Loop, Calgary (business area extent, 1909 streetcar loop, Marda Theatre, 1985 naming contest, Marda Gras), read November 6, 2026.
5. Rate-My-Agent, South Calgary real estate agents, agent ranking as checked on October 31, 2026.
6. Wikimedia Commons, Marda loop development (LORAKG, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Marda Loop (Mack Male, CC BY-SA 2.0).