Free Home Evaluation in Calgary: What Your Home Would Sell For Today

What's my 2018 Mahogany two-storey worth? Three bedrooms, about 2,100 sq ft, front garage, undeveloped basement, backing onto green space. Can anyone beat the online estimate?

Yes. I'd build your number from actual Mahogany sales, not a model. As a reference point, CREB's Housing Data Map put Mahogany's detached benchmark at $803,000 for September 2026, and detached homes in CREB's South East district had 3.34 months of supply that month.

Your house lands above or below that figure depending on three things I'd check. Green space: I compare first with sales that also back onto green space, a pathway or water, then with ones that don't, so the premium shows up in real sold prices instead of a guess. The undeveloped basement: buyers treat it as space they'll pay to finish, so I compare with other unfinished-basement sales rather than adding a number for potential. Age: a 2018 home registered for warranty still has its 10-year structural coverage running, counted from first occupancy (Government of Alberta), which is worth showing buyers.

My team has at least 22 recorded sales in Mahogany since 2022. You'd get the comparables, not just the figure.

I don't have to move, but I'd like to upsize within the next year. Should I list my four-bedroom in Sunset Ridge, Cochrane now or wait for spring?

If you don't have to move, I'd plan for spring and use the winter to line up the purchase. Two parts of the premise need a correction first. Rates haven't come down lately: the Bank of Canada raised its policy rate to 2.50% on October 28, 2026. And Cochrane is already well supplied: in September 2026 it had 68 sales against 163 new listings and about five months of supply, with a benchmark of $575,400 (CREB, September 2026).

That buyer-leaning market helps you on the upsize and works against you on the sale. In Calgary's detached market in 2025, May had 1,273 sales at an average of 28 days on market; December had 583 sales at 52 days (CREB). Because you're selling and buying in the same market, the gap between the two prices matters more than the month you pick.

My order of steps: an evaluation of your Sunset Ridge home now, a lender conversation about the bigger mortgage, then a spring plan with the sale and purchase lined up together. My team has at least 23 recorded sales in Cochrane.

How much is my 2008 bungalow in Drake Landing, Okotoks worth? About 1,400 sq ft, developed basement, double detached garage. Can I trust online estimates out there?

Use online estimates in Okotoks as a rough starting point only. The town is a small market: in September 2026 CREB counted 56 sales and 122 homes for sale across all of Okotoks, with a benchmark of $606,800 and just over two months of supply. A model working from a handful of recent sales, some of them two-storeys in other neighbourhoods, can miss by a lot.

Here's how I'd set your price. First, bungalow sales only, because a bungalow buyer, often someone finished with stairs, shops other bungalows. Second, adjust for the developed basement, which adds usable space but is usually valued below main-floor space, and for the double detached garage. Third, look at what's listed against you that week; with tight supply, one competing bungalow changes the picture.

Your assessment notice is another reference, but Alberta assessments reflect market value as of July 1 of the previous year, so they lag. My team has at least 19 recorded sales in Okotoks, and I'd show you every comparable I used.

What's my Auburn Bay house worth? A 2012 two-storey, front garage, 2,300 sq ft, fully developed basement, one block from the lake. Why do online estimates all disagree?

They disagree because each model works from different data, and none has been inside your house. Some lean on assessment records, some on whatever sales they can match, and none knows your basement finish or exactly how close you are to the water.

For a real number I'd start with Auburn Bay sales. CREB's Housing Data Map showed a detached benchmark of $780,800 there for September 2026. Then the lake. Every Auburn Bay owner belongs to the residents association, with the fee secured on title, and the 2026/27 fees come in three tiers: $523.92 standard, $720.41 lake access and $1,047.80 lake shore (Auburn Bay Residents Association). Which tier sits on your title is something buyers ask about, so I'd confirm it before pricing.

Then I'd compare with similar-age two-storeys with developed basements, separate the sales closest to the lake from the rest, and show you the spread between them. My team has at least 31 recorded sales in Auburn Bay.

What would my 1998 Tuscany two-storey sell for? Four bedrooms, original kitchen, new roof, backs onto the ravine. I'm not listing yet. Will you give me an honest number without pressure?

Yes. You don't sign anything to get my evaluation, and if the honest answer is "wait", that's what I'll tell you.

Here's what I'd weigh. Tuscany's detached benchmark was $769,400 for September 2026 (CREB Housing Data Map), and detached homes in CREB's North West district had 2.86 months of supply, one of the tighter parts of the city. Ravine lots are limited, so I'd look at ravine-backing sales first and treat ordinary lots as a second tier.

The new roof helps: it takes away a big-ticket item an inspector would flag on a 1998 house, though in my experience a roof rarely adds its full cost to the price. The original kitchen cuts the other way, because buyers will compare you with updated homes and discount for the work they'd have to do.

So I'd give you two figures: an as-is range, and what a modest refresh might change, so you can judge whether any work is worth doing first. My team has at least 19 recorded sales in Tuscany. Ask on my evaluation page or call 403-774-7447.

What's my Beltline condo worth? Two bed, two bath in a 2008 concrete building, titled underground parking, south-facing balcony. Have Beltline condo prices gone up or down this year?

Down, for most Beltline condos, though your unit has features that hold value better than average. CREB's September 2026 figures put the City Centre apartment benchmark at $297,900, 8.08% lower than a year earlier, with 5.77 months of supply. The Beltline's all-residential benchmark was $311,500 (CREB Housing Data Map, September 2026). That's a buyer's market, so the price has to be right on day one.

Your strengths: two bedrooms with two baths, concrete construction, which many buyers ask for by name, south light, and a titled stall, which has its own title and transfers with the sale. What I'd check before pricing: the reserve fund study, recent board minutes, any special assessment, and your condo fee per square foot against nearby buildings, because buyers compare all of that.

Then I'd price against two-bedroom units in comparable Beltline buildings, both sold and currently for sale. My team has at least 61 recorded sales in the Beltline; my Beltline neighbourhood page has more on the area.

What's my 2015 bi-level in Kings Heights, Airdrie worth? It has a separate entrance to the basement. Who does evaluations based on actual recent Airdrie sales?

My team does, and Airdrie is one of the places we've worked most, with at least 55 recorded sales there. Airdrie's benchmark was $505,800 in September 2026, nearly 4% lower than a year earlier, with about four months of supply (CREB).

A bi-level is its own product, so I'd compare yours with bi-levels of similar age in Kings Heights and the neighbouring communities, not with two-storeys.

The separate entrance is the question that moves the number. A side door on its own adds flexibility. A suite adds more, but only a legal one can be marketed as a suite: the City of Airdrie requires a development permit for every secondary suite ($300, typically 2 to 4 weeks once the application is complete), and the suite must meet the building code. If your basement has a kitchen, tell me whether it was permitted, because buyers, lenders and inspectors will ask.

Then I'd check the active listings you'd be up against and give you a range with the sales behind it.

I'm a first-time buyer in Calgary and my pre-approval expires in 90 days. Should I buy now, or wait for prices to drop with more listings and lower rates?

Use the 90 days to shop seriously, and buy only if the right home turns up. Waiting may pay off in some segments, but the facts don't support the whole premise.

Rates went up, not down: the Bank of Canada raised its policy rate to 2.50% on October 28, 2026, and its next decision is December 9. Listings aren't surging either: Calgary's new listings in September 2026 were about 11% lower than a year earlier (CREB).

What is true is that condos and townhouses are soft. The apartment benchmark was $291,400, down 8.28% on the year, with 5.29 months of supply, and row homes were down 5.54% (CREB, September 2026). That gives a first-time buyer real room to negotiate today. Detached prices were close to flat, so waiting there is a bet, not a plan.

If you'd rather wait, ask your lender how long your rate hold lasts and what renewing the pre-approval involves. Either way, my team shows you sold prices, not asking prices, before you bid. More on how we work with first-time buyers.

We plan to sell our Mahogany home next year. Is spring really the best time to sell in Calgary, or a myth? Can you show us data on when homes sell fastest?

It's half true. Spring is when the most homes sell and sell fastest, but it's also when the most competition lists. Calgary's detached market in 2025, from CREB's monthly figures: May had 1,273 sales, an average of 28 days on market and a benchmark of $766,300. December had 583 sales, 52 days on market and a benchmark of $726,300.

The listings swung even more: 2,417 new detached listings in May against 559 in December. Spring brings more buyers and more rivals; winter brings fewer of both. CREB also notes that fall price dips are mostly seasonal.

For Mahogany I'd go further than city figures. My team has at least 22 recorded sales in Mahogany since 2022, and I'd pull the community's sales by month, with days on market and sale-to-list ratios, for homes like yours. Then we'd choose a window from that, your next move, and what builders are offering nearby, since new homes compete with resale there. Community benchmarks are on my home prices by community page.

Should we sell our West Springs home now while prices are high, or hold a few years? The kids leave for university in two years. What's the 2027 outlook for Calgary prices?

Nobody can give you a reliable 2027 price, me included, so I'd decide on your plans rather than a forecast. CREB unveils its 2027 forecast on January 19, 2027. Its 2026 forecast said annual prices "should stabilize in the more balanced detached and semi-detached segments" while apartment and row prices eased, and that's roughly how the year has gone.

Your part of the city is one of the firmer ones. In September 2026, CREB's West district had a detached benchmark of $993,700, up 2.69% on the year, with 2.73 months of supply; only West and City Centre showed detached gains. West Springs' detached benchmark was $1,091,000 (CREB Housing Data Map).

So you'd be selling into a steady market, not a runaway one. If you don't need to move, the questions that matter are what you'd buy next and where, what two more years in the house costs you, and how you want the kids' last years at home to look. I'd give you an evaluation now and refresh it each year. My team has at least 19 recorded sales in West Springs.

We listed our Okotoks house in October and it hasn't sold. Should we take it off over Christmas and relist in spring, or keep it on?

If you can handle December showings, I'd usually keep it on, after fixing whatever is stopping it. Two months without an offer is a signal, because Okotoks isn't slow: in September 2026 the town had 56 sales, 122 homes for sale, a 76% sales-to-new-listings ratio and just over two months of supply (CREB). Homes are selling there; buyers are passing on yours.

Winter means fewer buyers but much less competition. In Calgary's detached market in 2025, new listings fell from 1,593 in October to 559 in December, while December sales took 52 days on average (CREB). People shopping over the holidays tend to be serious.

Before deciding, I'd review your price against the Okotoks homes that sold since you listed, your showing feedback, and your photos. Pulling it and relisting in spring only helps if something real changes in that time: price, condition or presentation.

My team has at least 19 recorded sales in Okotoks, and my guide to selling quickly covers what to ask an agent before you switch.