Ottawa recently changed the mortgage rules, which is expected to cool the housing market, but just not yet.

The Toronto market continues to push up prices.

The average price of a Canadian home rose by 9.5% in September to $474,590 compared to the same month in 2015.

The Canadian Real Estate Association says sales inched up 0.8% last month, ending four straight months of declines.

Sales are now 5.6% below the all-time record level of April.

While sales were up in the GTA, they continued to fall in and around B.C.’s Lower Mainland, including Vancouver.

The introduction of the foreign buyers tax in August has seen activity out west return to more normal levels following a year of excessive growth.