{"id":16,"date":"2026-09-11T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/keepitsimplesold-ca\/2026\/09\/11\/down-payment-burden-eases-in-calgary-for-first-time-homebuyers\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T16:00:00","slug":"down-payment-burden-eases-in-calgary-for-first-time-homebuyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/2026\/09\/11\/down-payment-burden-eases-in-calgary-for-first-time-homebuyers\/","title":{"rendered":"Down payment burden eases in Calgary for first-time homebuyers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>After nearly two decades guiding Calgary families through every twist and turn of the housing market, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how challenging saving for a down payment can feel\u2014especially for first-time buyers. There\u2019s some encouraging news: Calgary\u2019s home prices have actually declined over the past two years, helping tip the balance back toward affordability. By 2026, first-time buyers will need about eight years to save up a 20% down payment on a $750,500 home. While prices did climb in 2024 and 2025, rising incomes are helping to offset those increases, making the dream of homeownership a little more attainable. Having weathered the ups and downs of this market myself, I always look for these turning points\u2014because they can mean real opportunity for new buyers ready to plant roots in our city.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/calgaryherald.com\/life\/homes\/down-payment-burden-eases-in-calgary-for-first-time-homebuyers\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After nearly two decades guiding Calgary families through every twist and turn of the housing market, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how challenging saving for a down payment can feel\u2014especially for first-time buyers. There\u2019s some encouraging news: Calgary\u2019s home prices have actually declined over the past two years, helping tip the balance back toward affordability. By 2026, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":49,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}