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2020-11-19 · Les Twarog & Sonja Pedersen

October?s Housing Marketing Snapshot: The Numbers Aren?t Slowing Down

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October was another busy month for Canadian home buyers and sellers! Housing activity across the country continued to increase from September into October, begging the question: is this trend here to stay?

 

+32.1% Homesalesareup32.1%acros Canada,with 59,159 units sold in October 2020 compared to 4,782 inOctober2019.

 

+15.9% Newlistingsareup15.9%across Canada,with 76,015 new listings added in October 2020 compared to 65,580 in October 2019.

+15.2% The average price of homes sold across Canada in October 2020 was $607,250, up 15.2% from $526,901 in October 2019.

 

CREA cautions that the average residential price is a useful figure only for establishing trends and comparisons over a period of time. It does not indicate an actual price for a home due to the wide selection of housing available over the vast geographic area of the country.
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