Renting increased by three times the rate of home ownership in last decade: RBC
Posted: Dec 12th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsTORONTO – Royal Bank of Canada economists say the country has reached a record number of renters as the number of people renting has increased at three times the rate of homeowners in the past[...]
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Posted: Nov 27th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsVICTORIA – The British Columbia government has introduced sweeping changes to boost the housing supply, and while local governments say they want to do their part, they’re concerned about effects the laws will have on[...]
Read More about B.C. government to bring in rental changes, supply laws to boost housingCMHC says annual pace of housing starts slowed in October
Posted: Nov 16th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsOTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts slowed in October from its high for the year reached in September. The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual[...]
Read More about CMHC says annual pace of housing starts slowed in OctoberCMHC reports annual rate of housing starts in August down from July
Posted: Sep 20th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsOTTAWA – Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in August slowed compared with July. The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts in August[...]
Read More about CMHC reports annual rate of housing starts in August down from JulyCMHC reports annual pace of housing starts up in May
Posted: Jun 15th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsOTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in May was up eight per cent compared with April. The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of[...]
Read More about CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts up in MayApartment, row house growth outpaces single detached homes: census
Posted: Apr 29th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsTORONTO – Single-detached houses are still the most plentiful type of housing in Canada, but apartments and row houses are slowly catching up, the latest census data reveals. The figures released by Statistics Canada on[...]
Read More about Apartment, row house growth outpaces single detached homes: censusCMHC reports annual pace of housing starts in Canada slowed in March
Posted: Apr 19th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsOTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts ticked lower in March compared with February as urban starts of apartments, condos and other types of multiple-unit housing projects slowed.[...]
Read More about CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts in Canada slowed in MarchDoes the budget address N.B.’s affordable housing shortage?
Posted: Mar 29th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsSaint John, New Brunswick skyline (photo: Wikimedia Commons) RIVER VALLEY SUN New Brunswick Finance and Treasury Board Minister Ernie Steeves tabled an $11.3 billion budget on Tuesday, March 22, focusing on tax cuts and relief[...]
Read More about Does the budget address N.B.’s affordable housing shortage?Housing minister, municipal governments at odds over B.C. housing supply report
Posted: Mar 25th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsVANCOUVER – A municipal government report that says British Columbia is building enough homes to match the province’s population growth has drawn sharp criticism from the housing minister. The Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) report[...]
Read More about Housing minister, municipal governments at odds over B.C. housing supply reportCMHC reports annual pace of housing starts in February up from January
Posted: Mar 15th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsOTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in February rose eight per cent compared with January. The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted rate of housing starts[...]
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