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EDMONTON JOURNAL MAY 8, 20139 [: w, l* R" K4 Y
Housing starts in the Edmonton census metropolitan area totalled 1,503 during April, compared to 967 a year earlier.! g2 T+ S. o6 @( t3 V8 I
Photograph by: John Lucas, file , Edmonton Journal
! J. h, t6 P+ B3 C* B3 ~ S# cEDMONTON - Housing starts in the Edmonton census metropolitan area totalled 1,503 during April, compared to 967 a year earlier, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said Wednesday.; \% d- G o6 _! H* T. i
3 M9 R h4 t5 `! x5 ]Builders started 560 single-detached homes, up from 493 units in April 2012. The multi-family sector grew to 943 units, up from 474 a year earlier. B2 f2 s2 ^8 h* n/ @( ~% {
! J7 Y& Z$ c, u5 FHousing starts in the region were trending at 14,424 units in April, compared to 13,738 in March. The trend is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates of total housing starts.
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( f& e. f% d: x; F7 C H& N+ h; B“The trend in total housing starts moved higher in April, driven by gains in both the single-detached and multi-family sectors,” said David Lan, CMHC senior market analyst for Edmonton. “Growth in full-time employment and net migration in the CMA contributed to the increase in housing starts.”2 h0 }; q" }0 M, ?% g
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In Calgary, both single- and multi-family starts declined in April to 1,067 from 1,711 in April 2013. Calgary’s single-detached starts in April were 545 units, down from 560 in April 2012. The multi-family sector decreased to 522 units from 1,151 last year.
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3 t8 k: q G8 M' q# ~ uThe CMHC said housing starts in Calgary were trending at 11,323 units in April compared with 11,242 in March., W. F0 C# P: e& y+ e% K9 {) c
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Across Alberta, new home construction increased to 39,213 from 34,900 in March, said ATB Financial senior economist Todd Hirsch.$ L# l% n' w9 o- m
" ?9 C7 f8 B4 o8 P, d% b6 x! t' RConsumers remain confident despite a moderating pace of economic growth, he said.
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1 T: [9 r- Y& d( \“Many Albertans — thousands of which are newly arrived job-seekers from other provinces or countries — are expressing their optimism by purchasing a new home,” Hirsch said.
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