The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), released national sales statistics for the month of August, 2015 recently. According to the CREA, “The number of homes trading hands via MLS® Systems of Canadian real estate Boards and Associations edged up 0.3 per cent in August 2015 compared to July and remains near levels that have changed little since reaching a five-year high in May. ”
Highlights of CREA's report
- National home sales edged up by 0.3% from July to August.
- Actual (not seasonally adjusted) activity stood 4.0% above August 2014 levels.
- The number of newly listed homes rose 0.5% from July to August.
- The Canadian housing market remains balanced overall.
- The MLS® Home Price Index (HPI) rose 6.43% year-over-year in August.
- The national average sale price rose 8.7% on a year-over-year basis in August; excluding Greater Vancouver and Greater Toronto, it increased by 4.2%.
Read the entire report on Canadian MLS® sales for August, 2015.
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