Red Deer home sales continued to trail last year in August, although the numbers show a significant difference between detached and attached homes.
Detached home sales remain surprisingly close to last year’s pace. August sales were almost identical to August 2025, and through the first eight months of 2026, detached sales are down just 1.3%. Despite some fairly large swings from month to month, buyers are purchasing detached homes at almost the same overall pace as last year.
The bigger change continues to be in the attached-home market. August attached sales were down 23% from last year, and year-to-date sales are now down approximately 15%. This includes property types such as half duplexes, townhomes and apartments.
Overall Sales Are Down, But Detached Homes Are Holding Up
When detached and attached homes are combined, Red Deer has recorded 1,200 sales through August, compared with 1,288 during the same period last year. That puts overall residential sales approximately 6.8% behind 2025.
But that headline number doesn’t tell the whole story.
Detached sales are down only 1.3%, while attached sales are down 15%. A substantial portion of the decline in Red Deer’s overall sales this year is therefore coming from fewer attached-home transactions rather than a significant slowdown across the entire market.
The chart below will show Red Deer detached home sales in 2026 and the 7 years prior. This allows readers to compare home sales each year and each month.*year to date.
Detached homes
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
diff
2026
diff
Jan
50
51
71
81
51
52
62
⬆︎ 19%
68
⬆︎ 10%
Feb
69
59
101
113
59
66
81
⬆︎ 23%
67
⬇︎17%
Mar
72
79
126
132
88
87
94
⬆︎ 8%
83
⬇︎12%
Apr
96
37
169
166
126
130
100
⬇︎ 23%
108
⬆︎ 8%
May
93
59
148
164
118
144
110
⬇︎ 24%
100
⬇︎ 10%
Jun
90
97
141
121
129
118
105
⬇︎ 12%
126
⬆︎ 20%
July
99
113
108
118
117
115
124
⬆︎ 8%
113
⬇︎ 10%
Aug
76
98
117
104
113
117
103
⬇︎ 12%
104
⬆︎ 1%
Sept
79
93
119
83
105
83
89
⬆︎ 7%
Oct
71
88
98
96
84
80
114
⬆︎ 43%
Nov
66
76
86
75
72
66
78
⬆︎ 18%
Dec
49
65
88
44
63
53
47
⬇︎ 11%
For the year
910
915
1372
1298
1124
1111
1107
⬆︎ 11%
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What Does This Mean for Red Deer Homeowners?
Fewer sales don’t automatically mean lower home prices. Sales volume measures how many homes are changing hands, while prices are influenced heavily by the number of homes available compared with the number of buyers looking to purchase.
The interesting story so far in 2026 is that demand for detached homes has remained quite resilient. Even with affordability becoming more challenging as prices have increased over the past several years, detached homes are selling at almost the same pace as they did in 2025.
Attached homes are experiencing a noticeably different market, with considerably fewer transactions taking place this year.
Heading Into the Fall Market
Red Deer recorded fewer residential sales in 2025 than in 2024, and 2026 is currently running behind last year again. However, the August numbers reinforce why it’s important to look beyond total sales when assessing the market.
The overall market has slowed, but detached home sales have barely changed from last year. The much larger slowdown is occurring among attached properties.
As we move into the fall market, I’ll be watching to see whether detached sales continue to track close to 2025 and whether the decline in attached-home sales continues.
The chart below displays the attached home sales in Red Deer for this year and six years back. The column on the right indicates whether sales have increased or decreased, along with the percentage change compared to the same month from the previous year.*year to date
Attached homes
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
diff
2026
diff
Jan
25
18
29
43
41
38
33
⬇︎13%
28
⬇︎15%
Feb
18
20
33
59
35
45
49
⬆︎ 8.9%
39
⬇︎20%
Mar
28
22
60
71
59
69
55
⬇︎ 20%
60
⬆︎ 9%
Apr
42
24
55
73
55
75
76
⬆︎ 5.6%
62
⬇︎ 18%
May
28
16
47
79
100
82
75
⬇︎ 8.5%
61
⬇︎ 18.6%
Jun
35
24
65
76
75
76
67
⬇︎ 12%
66
⬇︎ 1.5%
July
50
48
45
70
77
62
89
⬆︎ 44%
65
⬇︎ 27%
Aug
41
35
41
50
76
79
65
⬇︎ 18%
50
⬇︎ 23%
Sept
39
47
42
44
60
55
54
⬇︎ 2%
Oct
30
28
35
36
44
54
49
⬇︎ 9%
Nov
25
42
37
41
49
44
49
⬆︎ 11%
Dec
22
23
41
20
34
30
25
⬇︎ 17%
For the year
383
307
530
662
710
706
686
⬇︎ 2.8%
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