At a glance
- Summer surge widens gap between furnished and unfurnished rents in Calgary
- In 2025, Calgary’s 1-bedroom furnished rentals consistently commanded higher prices than their unfurnished counterparts, with the monthly gap widening significantly in the summer. While the price difference generally hover around $100-$200, August saw a sharp jump to $315—its largest margin of the year so far.
- Despite August rebound, Calgary rents show year-over-year decline
- In August 2025, Calgary’s 1-bedroom rents inched up from July, but remained below last year’s levels—down (-0.71%) for furnished 1-bedrooms and (-9.86%) for unfurnished—reflecting a cooler rental market despite recent gains.
- Slowdown hits Edmonton’s furnished rental market
- Despite a month-to-month increase, furnished market in Edmonton saw a year-over-year drop. In August 2025, furnished 1-bedroom rents in Edmonton fell (-4.42%) year-over-year to $1,549, while unfurnished units saw a smaller (-1.95%) decrease to $1,301, showing a sharper slowdown for the furnished market.
Read the rest of the report here: August 2025 Calgary & Edmonton Rent Report