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Metropolitan housing starts: May 2021 The Conference Board of Canada, June 15, 2021 Website by Jane McIntyre

Metropolitan housing starts: May 2021

The Conference Board of Canada, June 15, 2021
Website by Jane McIntyre

The monthly Metropolitan housing starts publication provides the recent trends in housing starts for 28 metropolitan areas and expectations for starts over both the short and long term. Document Highlights There are 11 census metropolitan areas (CMAs) with positive short- and long-term expectations this month, the same number as last month. These are the CMAs in the up-up quadrant. Only two CMAs have negative short-term expectations. Vancouver is the only one with both negative short- and long-term expectations. The CMAs with the biggest year-over-year percentage decrease in April housing starts were Toronto, Victoria, Saskatoon, Regina, and Edmonton. Montréal had the largest year-over-year percentage increase in starts last month.

The monthly Metropolitan housing starts publication provides the recent trends in housing starts for 28 metropolitan areas and expectations for starts over both the short and long term.

Document Highlights

There are 11 census metropolitan areas (CMAs) with positive short- and long-term expectations this month, the same number as last month. These are the CMAs in the up-up quadrant.
Only two CMAs have negative short-term expectations. Vancouver is the only one with both negative short- and long-term expectations.
The CMAs with the biggest year-over-year percentage decrease in April housing starts were Toronto, Victoria, Saskatoon, Regina, and Edmonton.
Montréal had the largest year-over-year percentage increase in starts last month.