Home sales also rose 1.1% on a month-over-month basis, marking the fifth straight monthly increase. Unlike in recent months when gains were led overwhelmingly by the Greater Toronto Area, sales in that region were down slightly month-over-month in August. But the association said this was more than offset by higher sales in Montreal, Greater Vancouver and Ottawa. There were 195,453 properties listed for sale across Canada at the end of August, up 8.8% from a year earlier. The actual national average sale price of a home sold in August was $664,078, up 1.8% from a year ago.