Based on MLS sold data for St. Albert (Jan 1–Dec 31, 2025). All prices are medians unless stated otherwise.
The 2025 headline: higher prices, fast sales, and a market that acted… surprisingly normal
If 2021–2022 felt like a house-hunting cage match, and 2023 felt like everyone went out for snacks mid-game, 2025 was the year St. Albert real estate got back to business.
Not boring. Not “slow.” Not “nothing’s selling.” Just… functional. Which, in real estate terms, is basically a spa day.
Here are the core stats for all residential sales in St. Albert in 2025:
- Total sales: 1,474
- Median sale price: $499,900
- Median list price: $499,900
- Median days on market (DOM): 17 days
- Median sale-to-list ratio: 99.54%
Now let’s put those numbers in context.
1) 2025 vs 2024: prices moved up, speed stayed strong, sales stayed basically flat
2025 compared to 2024:
- Sales: 1,474 vs 1,487 (-0.9%) → basically unchanged
- Median sale price: $499,900 vs $475,000 (+5.2%)
- Median DOM: 17 vs 19 (~2 days faster)
- Median sale-to-list: 99.54% vs 99.24% (slightly tighter negotiating room)
Translation: the market didn’t need a flood of extra buyers to push prices higher — it just stayed consistent, and sellers who priced well got results.
2) The long view: 2025 set a new price high, but it wasn’t a “mania” year
To understand 2025 properly, you’ve got to zoom out.
2010 → 2025: what changed?
- Median sale price in 2010: $365,000
- Median sale price in 2025: $499,900
- That’s about +37% over 15 years — roughly ~2.1% per year on a compounded basis.
So yes, 2025 was a record. But it’s also consistent with long-term growth rather than a single freak spike.
2025 vs key reference years
- vs 2019: $499,900 vs $387,500 (+29.0%)
- vs 2015: $499,900 vs $415,000 (+20.5%)
Those are big gaps, and they matter — because they show how much purchasing power has shifted in just one cycle.
3) Sales volume: 2025 was an active year
A common misconception is: “Prices went up because not many homes sold.”
Not in 2025.
- 2025 sales: 1,474
- Average annual sales (2010–2024): about 1,160
So 2025 was roughly ~27% more active than the long-run average. That’s not “nobody’s moving.” That’s a city with a steady stream of people upgrading, downsizing, relocating, divorcing, marrying, job-changing, and doing all the other life stuff real estate is built on.
4) Speed: 17 median days is fast (and historically impressive)
Let’s talk DOM — because DOM tells you how picky buyers are allowed to be.
- 2025 median DOM: 17 days
- 2019 median DOM: 43 days
That’s a 60% faster market than 2019. Not because every home was perfect — but because well-positioned homes (price + condition + marketing) were still getting snapped up.
What DOM looked like across the year (seasonality still matters)
- Fastest period: Q1 and Q2 (median 14 days)
- Slower period: Q4 (median 29 days)
That’s normal seasonal behavior: spring and early summer move, late fall and December… don’t.
5) The market “felt” tight: sale-to-list ratio stayed near 100%
The easiest way to understand negotiation power is:
How close did homes sell to asking?
- 2025 median sale-to-list: 99.54%
That’s very close to list price. But it’s also not the same thing as “every home sold over asking.” It usually means:
- strong demand for properly priced homes
- less tolerance for overpriced listings
- negotiation is still real… just not automatic
This is the “precision market”: buyers negotiate more on the wrong listings than the right ones.
6) Quarter-by-quarter: the market strengthened into spring, then cooled into winter
Here’s how 2025 played out by quarter (all medians):
Q1 (Jan–Mar)
- Sales: 304
- Median sale price: $490,500
- Median DOM: 14 days
Early year started strong — faster than many people expected.
Q2 (Apr–Jun)
- Sales: 485 (the busiest quarter)
- Median sale price: $515,000
- Median DOM: 14 days
This was peak performance: volume + price + speed.
Q3 (Jul–Sep)
- Sales: 431
- Median sale price: $510,000
- Median DOM: 20 days
Still healthy, with a slight slowdown in pace.
Q4 (Oct–Dec)
- Sales: 254
- Median sale price: $475,000
- Median DOM: 29 days
The year ended in classic fashion: fewer buyers, longer timelines, more room for negotiation.
Reality check: if you list in late November or December, you don’t need “better luck.” You need a better strategy.
7) Detached vs condo: two different markets under one city name
St. Albert isn’t one market. It’s multiple markets wearing the same postal code.
2025 sales mix
- Single Family sales: 1,064 (72.2%)
- Condo sales: 410 (27.8%)
Condo share was higher than 2024 (roughly 24%), which suggests condos played a bigger role in move-ups/downsizing/affordability this year.
Median prices by type (2025)
- Single Family median sale: $543,500
- Condo median sale: $294,750
Year-over-year price change (2025 vs 2024)
- Single Family: +5.5%
- Condo: +3.8%
What that usually means: detached homes led the price gains, but condos still moved forward — just at a calmer pace.
8) The price distribution: where most St. Albert homes sold in 2025
Here’s how the 1,474 sales broke down by sold price range:
- Under $400k: 394 sales (26.7%)
- $400k–$499,999: 347 (23.5%)
- $500k–$599,999: 325 (22.0%)
- $600k–$799,999: 278 (18.9%)
- $800k–$999,999: 83 (5.6%)
- $1M–$1.99M: 45 (3.1%)
- $2M+: 2 (0.1%)
So about 72% of all sales happened under $600k. That’s the core of the St. Albert market — where most families live and most competition happens.
And yes: 47 homes sold above $1M in 2025. Luxury is not “the majority,” but it is very real.
9) Monthly trends: May was the busiest, August had the highest median price, December was… December
A few real-world monthly insights you can actually use:
- Busiest month (sales): May (171 sales)
- Highest median sale price: August ($528,500)
- Slowest month:December (51 sales)
- December median sale price: $433,000
- December median DOM: 41 days
That’s why blanket advice like “always list in winter to stand out” is only half true. You might stand out… to the four buyers still paying attention.
10) What this means if you’re selling in 2026
2025 rewarded three things:
1) Pricing accuracy
With a median sale-to-list around 99.5%, the market rewarded sellers who were realistic. Overpriced listings didn’t “eventually win.” They just donated time to the DOM column.
2) Presentation still matters
In a market where median DOM is 17 days, homes that show poorly can still sell — but usually with a price concession or longer timeline.
3) Timing = strategy, not superstition
Spring still brings more buyers. But you can win any month if you:
- price properly
- market properly
- and understand the buyer pool for your property type
11) What this means if you’re buying in 2026
If you’re a buyer, 2025 quietly proved a few things:
- You still have opportunities — especially in Q4 and in listings that are obviously mispriced.
- But if you wait for the market to “crash,” you might be waiting long enough to qualify for senior discounts.
A market can be competitive without being irrational. 2025 was competitive. Not irrational.
12) A practical forecast: what 2025 suggests about 2026
I’m not here to do fortune-telling with a crystal ball and a mortgage calculator. But based on 2025’s structure:
- Demand stayed steady
- Pricing climbed moderately
- Sales stayed high
- DOM stayed low
That pattern usually points to a market that’s stable to slightly rising, assuming no major shock (rate spikes, job losses, policy changes, etc.).
In other words: don’t plan your life around “waiting for the perfect market.” Plan around the move you actually need — and use strategy to protect your outcome.
