Canyon Meadows stood still on price. The rest of August did not.

Two months. Exactly the same detached benchmark. Canyon Meadows came through July and August at $757,100, which could make the latest report look uneventful at first glance. Look beyond that one number and there is more going on.

Detached sales slipped from 11 in July to nine in August. Active listings declined from 20 to 18, while average selling time increased from 26 to 30 days. The benchmark did not move, but the number of completed deals, the available inventory and the pace of those sales all did.

The attached homes did not follow one line

The row-home benchmark rose from $314,500 to $318,500, a reported monthly increase of 1.27%. Apartments moved the other way, from $184,900 to $180,600, down 2.33%. A headline claiming that Canyon Meadows prices simply rose or fell would erase that difference.

There is another reason to keep the categories separate: August recorded two row sales and three apartment sales. The semi-detached category recorded one. Those are small monthly counts. They do not qualify for our mover ranking, which requires at least five sales in each of two consecutive months. Their benchmarks still provide context, but they are not enough to build a neighbourhood-wide momentum claim.

Detached activity is the broader sample here, with 20 reported sales across July and August. Even that count cannot explain the condition, layout or appeal of every house involved. We are looking at an aggregate market record, not following the resale of an identical home twice.

Flat for a month is not flat for a year

The detached benchmark was 4.67% below August 2025. Row homes were down 8.79% year over year, and apartments were down 12.63%. A small monthly gain in one category does not erase the longer comparison, just as a flat month does not mean a whole year was unchanged.

This is where community-level reporting earns its space. A citywide price line cannot tell a Canyon Meadows reader that the local detached benchmark held steady while the attached categories diverged. Equally, a local report should not turn a pair of row sales into a sweeping account of what every owner's property is worth.

The useful story this month is the split itself. Detached pricing paused, reported detached activity eased, and the row and apartment measures moved in different directions. There is no need to dress that up as a boom or a collapse. For people who follow this neighbourhood, the detail is more revealing than either label. The accompanying community page preserves both months and all four property types so the changes can be read together.