Housing Starts
Construction of housing units in urban centres with a population of 10,000 and over. A housing unit is considered "started" when basement foundation construction begins.
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Housing Starts
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Housing Starts
| TREND: | INCREASEINC | DECREASEDEC | NO CHANGENO CHG | POSITIVEPOS | NEGATIVENEG |
Housing Starts
| TREND: | INCREASEINC | DECREASEDEC | NO CHANGENO CHG | POSITIVEPOS | NEGATIVENEG |
Analysis
PUBLISHED - Jun 8, 2017
Urban housing starts increased to 2,580 in May 2017, a year-over-year increase of 52%. Canadian starts increased 2% over the same period. Apartments, which made up 31.2% of starts, saw the largest increase in Alberta at 71.6%. Row and Single-detached rose 54.1% and 46.2%, respectively.