MONTREAL - Summer vacations haven’t dampened demand in Greater Montreal’s real estate market which saw sales grow by 16 per cent to a new sales record in July.

The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says residential sales hit 3,698 for a 53rd consecutive monthly increase.

Sales of single-family homes and condominiums climbed 16 per cent to 2,012 and 1,313 respectively. Plexes with two to five dwellings increased 23 per cent to 368.

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All six main areas of the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area saw significantly higher sales with Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu growing by 75 per cent and Laval increasing 48 per cent.

The median price of single-family homes increased six per cent to $357,000 with prices on the island of Montreal up 11 per cent to $518,750. Condominiums were up five per cent to $278,600 and plexes gained 10 per cent to $583,000.

The number of active listings decreased 20 per cent to nearly 17,000 as the number of new listings were stable.