Housing Starts

• Trade risks add ‘uncertainty’ even as Canada’s housing starts rise: CMHC

  The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts was 239,739 units in January, up from 232,492 in December.

  Canada

  Feb 17
  
• Lethbridge housing starts increase nearly 200% in 2024

  This rapid rise in housing starts is not happening coast to coast to coast, with a two-per cent increase nationally.

  Economy

  Jan 21
  
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• 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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• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
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• Canadian housing starts rose 14% in February, CMHC says

  The annual pace of housing starts in February climbed 14 per cent compared with January, in the country, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says.

  Canada

  Mar 15, 2024
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• Toronto housing starts surged in January but fell in Vancouver, Montreal

  Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) says the annual pace of housing starts in January fell 10 per cent compared with December.

  Economy

  Feb 15, 2024