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Jobs, newcomers and stronger house prices are behind a surge in housing construction in the Edmonton region.# a5 x4 s6 U1 q$ v* k9 a& U ~
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Housing starts in the Edmonton metropolitan area jumped 40 per cent last month over July 2011, according to preliminary figures released Thursday by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
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This July, 1,435 units were under construction compared to 1,034 units in July 2011.
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( n0 I" W, }( ?, L FSo far this year, housing starts totalled 6,903 units in the Edmonton metropolitan area, up from 5,085 units recorded in the first seven months of 2011.
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7 F4 s0 j! W" s% { `$ T“Housing starts in Edmonton continue to be supported by employment growth and net migration," said David Lan, CMHC’s Senior Market Analyst for Edmonton, in a press release. "A strengthening resale market also contributed to the higher level of housing starts in July.”
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( J/ n; \6 U6 w z) }The capital region saw the construction of single-detached houses rise 20 per cent in July to 582 homes from a year earlier.
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; l: [" l1 `1 m+ [7 P$ u: H6 PWithin the City of Edmonton, 341 houses were started, compared to 289 units in July 2011.
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$ W1 Y0 y% }6 N& A8 U8 xSo far this year, 3,177 single-detached homes began construction in the region, 17 per cent over the same period last year.* E' k3 G0 ~0 o; l5 `
" A A/ ~3 q8 B) Q9 h4 x1 tMulti-family starts, consisting of semi-detached units, row houses, and apartments, totalled 853 units in July, compared to 555 units a year earlier. Most — 89 per cent — were built in the City of Edmonton.4 w, B/ A" Z6 j) V& e+ @4 S( c
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Multi-family housing starts in the Edmonton region so far this year reached 3,726 units, compared to 2,380 units started in 2011.; B, v' |% O3 Z7 r7 q$ `' t
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