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A record-breaking number of residential properties were sold by members of the Ottawa Real Estate Board for the month of June, said the board’s president in a statement Wednesday.

The number of sales totalled 1,985 — a 17.4 per cent increase from the June 2015 total of 1,691.

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“Sales this past month contributed not only to the highest June on record, it also turned out to be the highest sales in any month ever in the history of the Ottawa market,” said president of the board Shane Silva.

June normally yields a lower number of property sales compared to May, he said.

“It’s hard to say what fuelled this surge for June. It could be a combination of great weather and buyer activity from other markets, or it could be an anomaly. We will be closely watching the trend over the summer when sales typically slow down as buyers turn their attention to summer activities,” Silva said.

Sales for June included 331 condominiums and 1,654 residential buildings. The condominiums include detached, semi-detached, apartment and townhouse properties and the residential buildings include all other residential properties.

The average sale price of a residential-class property sold in June in the Ottawa area was $399,382, a 1.3 per cent decrease from that of June 2015. A 2.4 per cent decline in the average sale price for condominiums to $264,913 was also observed.

“Residential two-storey and bungalows continue to have the highest concentration of buyers in June,” Silva said.

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