Ontario was the only area of Canada to see an increase in housing starts Image

Ontario was the only area of Canada to see an increase in housing starts

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its housing starts report for October 2016, announcing that the trend “held steady” across Canada. The national trend measure for housing starts in October was 199,920 units, compared to 199,262

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Canadian Housing Starts Remain Steady as of May 2014

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) announced that Canadian housing starts are trending at 184,438 units, a slight increase compared to the 183,872 units in April. Housing starts across the country have remained steady for the past three

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New home sales in Brampton, Milton, and Burlington off to a strong start Image

New home sales in Brampton, Milton, and Burlington off to a strong start

The latest report from Trimart Research Corporation highlights a few new low-rise sites across the Total Market Area (TMA) that saw strong sales recently, and it also goes into a bit more detail about the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC)

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Have you ever noticed how much prime real estate banks occupy?

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its annual Mortgage Consumer Survey this week, and as in just about any other business, one finding is that we’re increasingly shopping for mortgages online. It’s no longer even a trend —

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Inventories High, Housing Starts Low

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) announced that national housing starts were trending at 189,837 units in August 2014, which is practically unchanged from July’s 189,596 starts.The trending figure is a six-month moving average of

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Condo Construction Rises with the Summer Heat Image

Condo Construction Rises with the Summer Heat

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its monthly national housing starts data for June 2015, announcing a surge in condo construction.In June 2015, housing starts in Canada were trending at 183,959 units, a slight increase compared

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Condo Construction Surges in May 2015

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has released its May 2015 national housing starts report, announcing a surge in condo construction.Last month, housing starts were trending at 181,231 units, compared to 179,524 in April. The trending

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Oshawa housing starts hits record high Image

Oshawa housing starts hits record high

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its housing starts figures for June 2017, announcing national starts increased. Canadian housing starts trended at 215,459 units in June, compared to 214,570 in May. The trend is a six month

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Toronto has the most housing starts in the GTA in February 2016

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its national housing starts figures for February 2016, announcing that starts have stayed steady from the beginning of the year. The national housing starts trend measure for February was

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Toronto housing starts dropped 44%

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its housing starts report for May 2017, announcing that starts trended upwards last month. In May 2017, Canadian housing starts trended at 214,621 units, a slight increase compared to April’s

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