By The Canadian Press on September 15, 2026 Estimated reading time: 2 minutes

Home sales drop with ‘fresh round of economic headwinds’ ahead: CREA

By The Canadian Press on September 15, 2026 Estimated reading time: 2 minutes

Home sales in Canada are down but sale prices and listings are up find out what the latest numbers say about the housing market.

The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) says home sales in August were down compared with a year ago as a fresh round of economic challenges threatens to dampen housing market momentum for the remainder of the year.

The organization said home sales last month totalled 37,504, down 6.9% from August 2025.

On a seasonally adjusted basis, activity fell 0.7% compared with July of this year.

Overall, sales activity and price trends were largely unchanged for a fourth consecutive month, CREA senior........

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