Prices for all types of new homes continue to set records in the GTA as sales of new high-rise homes remain on pace for an exceptional year.

According to a recent statement from the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB), December 2015 saw the second-best sales on record for the month, concluding a

Canadian home sales increased by 1.8 per cent from September to October, according to statistics recently released by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). As

May 2015 was the fourth consecutive month where Canadian home sales showed an increase over the previous month, says the Canadian Real Estate Association.

The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) reported a total of 11,303 sales in April 2015, the highest number ever recorded for the month and a 17 per cent increase over April 2014. New listings also increased over the previous year, jumping up five per cent.

The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has released its monthly sales statistics and national home sales increased by one per cent from January to February 2015. Greater Vancouver, the Okanagan region, and Greater Toronto led the nation’s sales while over half of other local markets posted declines.

In the fourth quarter of 2014, average home prices for most real estate markets across the country indicated healthy year-over-year gains, according to the latest Royal LePage (RLP) House Price Survey. The average price of a Canadian home increased between 4.5 per cent and 6.7 per cent from the same period in 2013. Condominiums saw a 4.5 per cent gain in pricing, reaching an average of $257,624.