Ambleridge Builder Market Update
Builder Market Update · October 2026
Ambleridge
NW Calgary · Sales Oct 20, 2025 – Oct 19, 2026 (12 months); active listings as of Oct 19, 2026
Three things builders should know
Community snapshot
New build vs resale
| Segment | Sales | Median price | Median $/sf | Median DOM | Sale-to-list | Active now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New build (never occupied) | 10 | $546,082 | $391 | 52 | 98.2% | 3 |
| Resale (built 2015 or later) | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
New and resale homes differ in size and finish (median 1,782 sq ft resale vs 1,630 sq ft new). Resale here means homes built in 2015 or later, the homes buyers compare a new build to. Compare $/sq ft and days on market, not the overall median price.
What this means for builders
Pricing
New townhome / row specs are asking about $430/sq ft, in line with the $431/sq ft new homes have sold for. Pricing is not the main obstacle here; presentation and incentives decide which spec sells first.
Townhome / row supply
Townhome / row has 9.0 months of supply: 3 listed against 4 sales in a year. Specs in this product need a sharper price or a stronger incentive to stand out.
Timing
Sales have risen through the year (quarterly sales 0 → 3 → 5). Specs finishing over the winter should be on the market and photographed before possession, ready for the spring push.
Full breakdown: product types, price bands and spec aging
By product type
| Product | Sales (new / resale) | Median price | Median $/sf | Median DOM (new / resale) | Sale-to-list | Active | Months of supply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Townhome / row | 4 (4 / 0) | $526,233 | $431 | 75 / — | 98.2% | 3 | 9.0 |
| Semi-detached / duplex | 3 (2 / 1) | $535,000 | $320 | — / — | 97.5% | 0 | 0.0 |
| Detached – front garage | 4 (4 / 0) | $735,546 | $356 | 44 / — | 98.4% | 1 | 3.0 |
Shown only where there were 3 or more sales: detached – laned (0 sold, 1 active). Months of supply = active listings ÷ average monthly sales over 12 months. Laned = rear lane / detached garage; front garage = attached front-drive garage.
Where buyers are buying
| Price band (sold price) | Sales (12 mo) | Share of sales | Active now | Months of supply | Median DOM | Market read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $600K | 7 | 64% | 3 | 5.1 | 83 | Buyer's |
| $600K–$699K | 1 | 9% | 1 | 12.0 | 39 | Buyer's – heavy |
| $700K+ | 3 | 27% | 1 | 4.0 | 48 | Balanced |
Market read: under 2.5 months of supply = seller's, 2.5–5 = balanced, over 5 = buyer's. Active listings are banded by asking price.
Spec competition right now
| Product (new builds only) | Active | Median asking price | Median asking $/sf | 0–30 days | 31–60 | 61–90 | 90+ days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Townhome / row | 3 | $569,900 | $430 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Days on market is for the current listing. Relisted homes may have been on the market longer. Over the past 12 months, 6 new-build listings in Ambleridge expired, were withdrawn or were cancelled without selling (some were relisted).
The bigger picture
| Measure | Ambleridge | City of Calgary (CREB®) | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|---|
| Months of supply – all homes | 5.5 | just under 4 | Buyers here have more choice than citywide |
| Months of supply – detached | 6.0 | ≈ 3.3 | Buyers here have more choice than citywide |
| Months of supply – row/town | 9.0 | ≈ 4.4 | Buyers here have more choice than citywide |
| Benchmark price – detached | median sold $735,546* | $739,400 (−1.0% y/y) | Prices citywide are flat to slightly down |
| Benchmark price – row | median sold $526,233* | $412,400 (−5.5% y/y) | Row is the weakest segment citywide |
| Total sales, September 2026 | — | 1,650 (−3.8% y/y) | The market is slower than last year, not frozen |
*Ambleridge figures are TNT's medians from Pillar 9™ MLS® sales. CREB® benchmark prices use the MLS® Home Price Index and are a different measure. Don't compare them as like for like.
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Your builder specialist
Cam Johnson
Before real estate, Cam founded and ran a construction company working on building and land development projects. He looks at a spec the way a builder does: the product, the lot, what it costs to carry and what it will take to move it. That’s why these updates are built around the numbers builders use.
- Spec pricing against the resale homes buyers are actually touring
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