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Metropolitan housing starts: February 2021 The Conference Board of Canada, March 2, 2021 Website by Jane McIntyre

Metropolitan housing starts: February 2021

The Conference Board of Canada, March 2, 2021
Website by Jane McIntyre

The monthly Metropolitan housing starts publication provides the recent trends in housing starts for 29 metropolitan areas and expectations for starts over both the short and long term. Document Highlights There are 11 CMAs with positive short- and long-term expectations this month, two more than last month. In all, 23 CMAs have positive short-term expectations, a response to the increased demand for housing during the past year. The CMAs with the biggest year-over-year percentage increase in housing starts in January were Greater Sudbury, Windsor, Moncton, Kingston, and Victoria. Abbotsford–Mission had the largest year-over-year percentage decline in starts last month.

The monthly Metropolitan housing starts publication provides the recent trends in housing starts for 29 metropolitan areas and expectations for starts over both the short and long term.

Document Highlights

There are 11 CMAs with positive short- and long-term expectations this month, two more than last month.
In all, 23 CMAs have positive short-term expectations, a response to the increased demand for housing during the past year.
The CMAs with the biggest year-over-year percentage increase in housing starts in January were Greater Sudbury, Windsor, Moncton, Kingston, and Victoria.
Abbotsford–Mission had the largest year-over-year percentage decline in starts last month.