House prices and sales numbers usually grab the headlines but there’s another issue in the spotlight and that’s low inventory. The number of homes listed for sale in Calgary and across the country is at near record lows. With less supply comes higher prices.

Inventory Levels

Simply put, housing inventory is at about half its normal level across Canada. The Canadian Real Estate Association says nationally there’s about 2.3 months’ worth of supply available in July. Its chair, Cliff Stevenson warns “it’s record low inventories that should be our focus. We still have extremely unbalanced housing markets all over the country.”

Here in Calgary, there’s been some improvement in housing inventory levels this year. Calgary Real Estate Board figures…

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