March Home Sales, Average Price Rise From Year Ago: CREA

New homes are built in a housing construction development in the west end of Ottawa on May 6, 2021. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

The Canadian Real Estate Association says the number of home sales in March rose 1.7 percent compared with a year ago.

The increase came as the average price of a home sold last month amounted to $698,530, up two percent from March 2023.