From First National The October read on home sales and prices has returned words like “balance” and “soft landing” to the conversations of market watchers. The Canadian Real Estate Association reports home sales edged up 0.9% in October compared to September, for a third straight month of gains. But sales were down 4.3% from a year ago. The national average price of a home was up 5% to just shy of $506,000 y/y. Once again the Toronto and Vancouver areas skewed prices high