Calgary housing market so far in August

Calgary MLS sales and average prices so far in August are higher than the same time last year.

From August 1 to August 19, there have been 1,004 MLS transactions in the city, up 0.70 per cent from the same period last year and the average sale price has risen by 1.07 per cent to $412,456.

In the single-family sector, sales of 692 are down 2.54 per cent from last year but the average sale price of $468,133 is up 2.37 per cent.

In the condo apartment category, the sales of 172 are the same as August 2011 but the average price has jumped by 6.76 per cent to $275,172.

And in the condo townhouse sector, the average sale price has dipped by 6.99 per cent to $305,913 but sales have increased by 21.74 per cent to 140.