The Sarnia-area real estate market showed unseasonably positive signs in August.

The Sarnia-area real estate market showed unseasonably positive signs in August.

The month is traditionally a slow time for home sales as families focus on vacations and back-to-school, but the number of sales, and their total dollar volume, were both up last month, compared to the same point in 2024, according to the Sarnia-Lambton Association of Realtors.

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The 143 home sales in August were a 25 per cent jump from the same month in 2024 and the total dollar volume of $75 million was 23 per cent higher.

“As far as Augusts go, it definitely outperformed the last two years,” said association president Jeremy Guerette. “I thought that was very positive.”

At the same time, the number of new

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