B.C. home sales down 26 per cent year-over-year in August

A sluggish sales market in British Columbia is dragging down Canadian real estate numbers.
The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales rose by 0.9 per cent between July and August, marking the fourth consecutive monthly increase.
The growth came as roughly half of all local markets saw a month-over-month increase, led by the Greater Toronto Area, along with gains in Montreal and Edmonton.
Compared with a year ago, sales were down 3.8 per cent, a move CREA attributed mostly to declines i