The Greater Montreal Real Estate Board says home sales in the region grew five per cent year-over-year in February, as the number of active listings dropped 17 per cent.
A total of 4,081 residential sales were made last month across the city’s census metropolitan area, marking the 36th straight increase and the busiest month of February since 2012.
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As was the case in 21 of the past 24 months, condominiums registered the largest increase in sales, jumping by 14 per cent.
Single-family homes and plexes posted small increases of one per cent and three per cent, respectively.
The median price of single-family homes across Greater Montreal was $310,000 last month, up six per cent year-over-year, while plexes reached $481,500, a one per cent increase.
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As for condominiums, the median price grew by five per cent last month, with half of all units selling for more than $250,000.
The real estate board says acceleration in price growth is a direct result of increasingly tighter market conditions.