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Canadian Press
The Toronto Real Estate Board says home sales in the Greater Toronto Area in September were up 22% compared with a year ago as the cost of buying a house also pushed higher.
The board says there were 7,825 sales through its MLS System last month compared with 6,414 sales reported in September 2018.
On a month-over-month basis, sales in September were virtually the same as August.
The MLS home price index composite benchmark was up by 5.2% on a year-over-year basis in September.
Meanwhile, the average selling price for all home types combined was $843,115, up 5.8% compared with a year ago.
The number of new listings in September was down 1.9% compared with a year ago at 15,611.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 3, 2019.