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8 in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, F eb ru ar y 15 , 2 01 8 | Advertorial Canadian housing starts trend stable in January The trend in housing starts was 224,865 units in January 2018, compared to 226,346 units in December 2017, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). This trend measure is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates (SAAR) of housing starts. "The national trend in housing starts held steady for a third consecutive month in January, remaining near the 10-year high set in December," said Bob Dugan, CMHC's chief economist. "This reflects higher starts of multi-unit dwellings in urban centres in recent months, which has offset lower starts of single-detached homes." Monthly highlights Vancouver Starts for all home types in the Vancouver CMA trended up in January, reaching a pace nearly double that of the same month last year. There were 2,599 housing starts across the region in January of 2018, as opposed to 1,334 in January of 2017. The North Shore was a particular hotspot for activity this month as a number of condominium and rental multi-family units got underway. Edmonton Housing starts in the Edmonton CMA have been trending lower since peaking in July of last year. On a month-over-month seasonally- adjusted basis, single-family starts were up 2 per cent in January compared to December while multi-family starts were up 38 per cent. Much of the increase in multi­ family construction was due to an increase in the apartment segment where inventory levels remain elevated. Guelph January 2018 saw the highest number of apartment starts for January since 1991. Since 2012, the proportion of single­ detached and row starts lessened on a year- over-year basis as more apartments were built. Strong starts for apartment units in recent years can be partly attributed to rising costs of homeownership, rising immigration of young professionals to the area, and strong employment. Toronto For the second month in a row, housing starts in the Toronto CMA trended slightly lower. An increase in apartment starts partially offset the decline in single-detached housing starts. Increased supply in the resale market has resulted in less demand for new single-detached homes. Meanwhile new condominiums remain in high demand as home buyers flock to relatively lower priced homes, and investors seek to capitalize on low vacancy rates and increasing rents. Barrie Total starts trended higher in January, driven primarily by an influx of row unit starts in both the Town of Innisfil and the City of Barrie. Land scarcity in popular areas and affordability concerns have encouraged row unit construction, which saw the highest starts in 2017 since 1999. Strong labour market conditions and population growth remain supportive of the demand for new housing units going into 2018. Kingston The trend in Kingston CMA total housing starts has declined slightly forfour consecutive months, after having been pulled up by high numbers of rental apartment starts in June 2017. This pullback is likely temporary, since high demand in the resale market and robust demand for rental accommodations point to a need for new supply. Gatineau In January, the number of new housing units that got under way was fairly high relative to the last few years, thanks to the construction of many units intended for the condominium market. The stronger housing demand and tighter resale market are therefore continuing to support residential construction in the area. CMHC uses the trend measure as a complement to the monthly SAAR of housing starts to account for considerable swings in monthly estimates and obtain a more complete picture of Canada's housing market. In some situations analyzing only SAAR data can be misleading, as they are largely driven by the multi-unit segment of the market which can vary significantly from one month to the next. The standalone monthly SAAR of housing starts for all areas in Canada was 216,210 units in January, essentially unchanged from 216,275 units in December. The SAAR of urban starts increased slightly by 0.2 per cent in January to 198,400 units. Multiple urban starts essentially held steady at 134,685 units in January while single-detached urban starts increased by 0.6 per cent to 63,715 units. Rural starts were estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 17,810 units. Preliminary Housing Starts data are also available in English and French through our website and through CMHC's Housing Market Information Portal. Our analysts are also available to provide further insight into their respective markets. 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