August home sales across the north continued to chug along according to the BC Real Estate Association. 406 single-family homes came off the market last month, an increase of five when compared to 12 months earlier. We think there should be a swing in economic sales activity.”The average house price in the north during August was $451,452 – up two percent from the previous year. The BCREA reported 5,961 residential unit sales in August, up 0.5 per cent from the same month last year. The average residential price in BC in August was down 1.4 per cent at $926,335 compared to $939,376 12 months earlier.