Canadian home sales edge up 1.3% in October

November 15, 2022 9:21 AM EST

FILE PHOTO: A home for sale on Emerald Street in Hamilton Ontario, Canada May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian home sales rose 1.3% in October from September, the first month-over-month gain since February, data from the Canadian Real Estate Association showed on Tuesday.

The national average selling price edged up 0.65% to C$644,643 ($486,340) in October from C$640,479 in September, but was down 9.9% on the year. CREA's home price index fell 1.2% on the month and was down 0.8% annually.

($1 = 1.3255 Canadian dollars)

(Reporting by Julie Gordon in Ottawa)



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