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Housing starts fell in July: CMHC& f6 U/ V7 B- }& B
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) E7 u; S, |. D% l* J# e' X! {OTTAWA — Housing starts declined last month from where they were in June but are expected to rise later this year, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said Tuesday.
A" Y5 B% i5 T4 JHousing starts fell to 132,100 units in July from 137,800 units in June, on a seasonally adjusted annual rate, mostly because of the multiple-units segment that includes condos and apartment buildings.
+ y- w% F/ o: C. v4 ]% ^In July of last year, there were 18,229 actual starts. The agency estimated there were 12,712 actual starts last month.) e* b) [9 }; B$ m8 [
"Although July registered a decline, housing starts are expected to improve throughout 2009," said Bob Dugan, chief economist at the corporation's market analysis centre.4 c' O9 [9 H0 X! n
The agency predicted that over the next several years housing starts will gradually become more closely aligned to demographic demand, which is currently estimated at about 175,000 units per year.
5 y0 s: h D* t' ]8 n' I% ]3 E! HHousing starts this year are down sharply from 2008 and 2007, when builders and buyers responded to a strong economy, low interest rates and years of pent-up demand.
8 b* G" J: c3 p; DThe corporation said in January that starts reached 211,056 units in 2008, down from 228,343 in 2007.
- m( A% J( _9 d7 T5 n8 [4 f+ D* sIt forecast 160,250 starts this year and about 163,350 for 2010.
# F/ [$ c% K; C2 fUrban starts on a seasonally adjusted basis fell 5.5 per cent in July to 113,500 units, with multiple starts down nine per cent and singles off 1.1 per cent.2 A- K; [6 s* V) K/ L0 _- V, e
Rural starts were estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 18,600 units.7 V( G4 T8 C% @8 K
Starts in Quebec rose 16.6 per cent in July, while they fell in other regions, including a 15-per-cent drop in Ontario. |
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