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Housing Starts Are Up in JuneOTTAWA, Ontario, July 11, 2005 — The seasonally adjusted annual rate1 of housing starts was 237,200 units in June, up 7.2 per cent from 221,300 units in May, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). "The new home market was up in June with starts rising to their highest level of the year," said Bob Dugan, Chief Economist at CMHC's Market Analysis Centre. "The popular five-year fixed mortgage rate has fallen in recent months. This and other solid fundamentals are stimulating new home construction." The seasonally adjusted annual rate of urban starts rose 8.3 per cent to 207,200 units in June, due mainly to an increase in multiple starts. Single starts increased 0.1 per cent to 98,400 units, while multiple starts rebounded to 108,800 units in June, up 17.0 per cent compared to May. Compared to May, the seasonally adjusted annual rate of urban starts in June was up by 42.6 per cent to 96,700 units in Ontario and up 12.6 per cent to 39,300 units in Quebec, due largely to an increase in multiple unit starts. The increase in Ontario and Quebec was partially offset by a decrease in urban starts in the Atlantic, Prairie and BC regions. Rural starts in June were estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 30,000 units. For the first half of 2005, actual urban starts were 5.2 per cent lower than in the same period in 2004. Year-to-date single starts decreased 7.8 per cent, and multiple starts dipped 2.5 per cent compared to the same period last year. 1. All starts figures in this release, other than actual starts, are seasonally adjusted annual rates (SAAR) — that is, monthly figures adjusted to remove normal seasonal variation and multiplied by 12 to reflect annual levels. Information on this release: Bob Dugan For regional starts information contact: Atlantic provinces: Quebec: Ontario: Prairie provinces: British Columbia: Housing Starts, Actual and SAAR*
Source: CMHC *Seasonally adjusted annual rates News source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
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