CMHC

• Housing starts soar in Calgary, stall elsewhere in Alberta

  Calgary bucked the trend on Alberta housing starts last month with the number of new homes under construction soaring by more than 40 per cent.

  Consumer

  Mar 17
  
• Canada’s homebuilding pace ramps up — but here’s where arrears risk grew

  The CMHC said the seasonally adjusted annual rate for total housing starts was up by about eight per cent. But not all areas saw the same increases, and arrears risks are rising.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2024
  
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• Mortgage delinquencies rising with Canadians in ‘fragile financial state’

  Canadians continue to make payments on their mortgages, but there are signs of stress bubbling up on other credit products, which CMHC warns could continue to spread to home loans.

  Money

  Nov 4, 2024
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• Canada’s pace of homebuilding picked up in September, CMHC says

  The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts was 223,808 units in September, up from 213,012 in August.

  Economy

  Oct 16, 2024
• Big city housing starts near highest levels in 34 years. Is it enough?

  Canada's homebuilders picked up the pace in the first half of 2024, but CMHC warns it won't be enough to restore affordability amid a booming population.

  Economy

  Sep 26, 2024
• Ontario housing starts tumble, developers warn situation will ‘get worse before it gets better’

  The number of housing starts in the first half of 2024 has lagged behind the previous year, while June saw a 44-per cent drop year-on-year.

  Politics

  Jul 29, 2024
• Canadian housing starts were down 9% in June. What’s behind the drop

  The June housing starts data serves as a reminder of 'just how little breathing room builders are working with,' amid Canada's housing supply shortage, one expert said.

  Economy

  Jul 16, 2024
• Mortgage risks have likely more than doubled amid higher rates, CMHC says

  The new CMHC report says current interest rate conditions have more homeowners with mortgages finding themselves in 'precarious financial situations.'

  Canada

  May 29, 2024
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• Single-home construction down in Kelowna, but multi-units up: CMHC

  According to the CMHC, nationwide housing starts in March 2024 were down seven per cent from February 2024.

  Canada

  Apr 16, 2024
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• Housing starts in Canada fall 7% in March from previous month, CMHC says

  The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts amounted to 242,195 units in March compared with 260,047 in February.

  Canada

  Apr 16, 2024