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The Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board says home sales across the region in September plunged more than 40 per cent compared with the same month last year.

Statistics from the board show 1,595 homes changed hands in Metro Vancouver last month, a 43.5 per cent drop from the 2,821 sales recorded in September 2017.

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The board says the result for last month also marked a 17.3 per cent decline when compared with sales in August.

September sales in Metro Vancouver were also 36 per cent below the 10-year sales average for the month.

A news release from the real estate board says more homes were listed across Metro Vancouver in September while demand remained below typical levels for this time of year.

Board president-elect Ashley Smith says listings are accumulating as sales slow, easing prices just over two per cent since September of last year, while the composite benchmark price for residential properties has tumbled 3.1 per cent over the last three months.