TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 11, 2011) - Ontario preliminary Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of home starts across urban* centres grew in June. An estimated 69,000 residential housing units got started in the latest month, up from a revised 55,600 units in May. Both single detached and multi-family home construction, which includes semi detached, townhome and apartments contributed to the increase. When compared to activity in June 2010, eleven out of fifteen major centres posted increases during the latest month. For the year ending June, new home construction in Ontario urban areas is running ten per cent above levels this time last year.
"The second quarter ended strongly pushing Ontario home starts, particularly for higher density units, above expectations," said Ted Tsiakopoulos, CMHC`s Regional Economist. "Apartment construction will remain brisk but slower job growth, more balanced resale markets and tighter mortgage markets should temper the pace of construction activity in the months ahead," added Tsiakopoulos.
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| Ontario Starts, Urban 10,000 and Over - 2011 SAAR | ||||||
| April | May | June | % Change | |||
| Total | 76,200 | 55,600 | 69,000 | 24.1% | ||
| Single | 23,600 | 20,200 | 28,200 | 39.6% | ||
| Multiple | 52,600 | 35,400 | 40,800 | 15.3% | ||
| Ontario Actual Starts, Urban 10,000+ | ||||||
| June | Year-to-Date | |||||
| 2010 | 2011 | % Change | 2010 | 2011 | % Change | |
| Total | 4,957 | 6,390 | 28.9% | 27,051 | 29,842 | 10.3% |
| Single | 2,626 | 2,943 | 12.1% | 12,571 | 10,719 | -14.7% |
| Multiple | 2,331 | 3,447 | 47.9% | 14,480 | 19,123 | 32.1% |
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
* refers to provincial starts in areas with population 10,000+ (urban)
Contact Information:
Ted Tsiakopoulos
(416) 218-3407
ttsiakop@cmhc.ca
Canada:
Charles Sauriol
(613) 748-2799
csauriol@cmhc.ca