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Where the Edmonton region is building in 2026. Permits by city, town and neighbourhood
8,033 new-home permits in the Edmonton region from January to August 2026. Single-family down 13%, multi-family up 4%, and the neighbourhoods and towns leading the way.
Co-Founder / Owner, October 8, 2026
Builders in the Edmonton region took out permits for 8,033 new homes from January to August 2026, 5.9% fewer than in the same months of 2025. The drop is all in single-family homes, down 13.4% to 4,158. Multi-family permits, which count each unit in a townhouse or apartment building, rose 3.7% to 3,875. Permits are the earliest signal of what will be built: a permit this summer is a home finishing next year.
The numbers
- 4,158 single-family permits, January to August, down 13.4% from 4,800 a year earlier.
- 3,875 multi-family units permitted, up 3.7%.
- 483 single-family permits in August alone, up 11.5% from a weak August 2025.
- 2,235 single-family permits in the City of Edmonton, 54% of the region. The surrounding cities, towns and counties took 1,923.
- 1,396 multi-family units in Edmonton's established, redeveloping neighbourhoods, nearly as many as the 1,400 in its new suburbs.
The suburbs: where new houses are going
Within Edmonton, new houses are concentrated in a handful of developing neighbourhoods. The busiest so far this year, by single-family permits:
| Neighbourhood | Area | Single-family | Multi-family units |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alces | Southeast | 227 | 61 |
| Stillwater | West | 182 | 53 |
| Keswick | Southwest | 144 | 61 |
| Kinglet Gardens | Northwest | 144 | 40 |
| Edgemont | West | 130 | 62 |
| Chappelle | Southwest | 121 | 128 |
| Rosenthal | West | 104 | 32 |
| The Uplands | West | 104 | 66 |
The west end, Stillwater, Edgemont, Rosenthal and The Uplands, accounts for more new houses than any other part of the city. Chappelle leads for townhomes and other multi-family units among the suburbs, along with Klarvatten and Cashman in the north.
The towns and counties
Outside the city, Leduc (349 single-family permits), Spruce Grove (323), Strathcona County (264, mostly Sherwood Park), St. Albert (254) and Beaumont (199) lead. Spruce Grove stands out for multi-family: 365 units, more than any municipality outside Edmonton, much of it in Copperhaven and Prescott. In Leduc, Woodbend is the busiest neighbourhood; in Sherwood Park it is Cambrian Crossing.
Infill is now half of Edmonton's multi-family building
Edmonton's mature neighbourhoods saw only 174 new single-family permits this year but 1,396 multi-family units, from four-plexes and row housing on single lots to small apartment buildings. Spruce Avenue, West Jasper Place and Inglewood lead. That is the city's 2024 zoning bylaw at work. For homeowners in those areas, it also explains the new 9.5-metre height cap on infill that took effect August 1.
What it means
- For buyers: Fewer single-family permits now means fewer new houses finishing in 2027. Today's surplus of finished homes is a window, not a permanent state.
- For lot and land owners: Builders are cautious on singles and busy on multi-family. That shapes what a lot is worth to them.
- For sellers in new suburbs: Your competition is the builder down the street. Know what the builder is offering on finished homes before you price.
We will update this report each quarter. Our new-home market page also tracks City of Edmonton permits by neighbourhood every month from the City's open data.
Sources
- BILD Edmonton Region, Permit Report, January to August 2026, compiled from data supplied by Edmonton, Beaumont, Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc, Leduc County, Morinville, Parkland County, Spruce Grove, St. Albert, Stony Plain, Strathcona County and Sturgeon County. Multi-family is counted per unit. Neighbourhood figures cover the municipalities that report by neighbourhood.
- City of Edmonton Open Data, General Building Permits 2019 to present