Existing home sales in the Toronto area continue to surprise on the upside of analysts' expectations.
The Toronto Real Estate Board reported 8,035 sales in August, up 27 per cent from last year.
Average prices were also up by 6 per cent to $382,921.
"The increase in demand for existing homes has been widespread across different housing types and price ranges," said TREB president Tom Lebour.
By the end of August, year to date sales were up 2 per cent over the first eight months of last year.
