A home for sale in Toronto in 2021. The Canadian Real Estate Associate projected sales to decline this year, before rebounding in 2026.

Canadian home sales fell 1.7 per cent in September from August, ending a string of increases that began in April, data from the Canadian Real Estate Association showed on Thursday.

Sales activity declined in the regions of Greater Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa and Montreal, which more than offset gains in the Greater Toronto Area and Winnipeg, CREA said.

On an annual basis, without seasonal adjustment, sales were up 5.2 per cent.

“While the trend of rising sales that began earlier this year took a breather in September, activity was still running at the highest level for that month since 2021,” Shaun Cathcart, CREA’s senior economist, said in

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