Ottawa – Single-detached starts continued to trend lower in January, but this was offset by an uptick in the trend for multi-unit dwellings in urban centres, according to the latest report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
After recent declines, the national trend in housing starts held steady in January and remained above historical average.
The trend in housing starts was 208,131 units in January 2019, compared to 207,171 units in December 2018, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. This trend measure is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates of housing starts.
The standalone monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates of housing starts for all areas in Canada was 207,968 units in January, down from 213,630 units in December. The seasonally adjusted annual rates of urban starts decreased by 2.1% in January to 190,912 units. Multiple urban starts increased by 0.7% to 146,353 units in January while single-detached urban starts decreased by 10.4% to 44,559 units.
Rural starts were estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 17,056 units.
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