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Jobs, newcomers and stronger house prices are behind a surge in housing construction in the Edmonton region.
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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. V( S. ^! C1 O# R2 B- H
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This July, 1,435 units were under construction compared to 1,034 units in July 2011.+ ?! d# Q: F6 G$ Z
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So 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.) N; D" }/ m% r* |/ ~' s' m! \6 s
4 \5 j) {6 r/ d% N“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.”' ?' c* [# ?, W* `2 U/ w9 x
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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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5 P7 \% H0 f5 k6 F8 b8 G8 D. A5 JWithin the City of Edmonton, 341 houses were started, compared to 289 units in July 2011.8 {) L3 P, m( z5 C
- j; v+ g3 Q+ ?4 s5 E$ l( W' bSo far this year, 3,177 single-detached homes began construction in the region, 17 per cent over the same period last year.
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Multi-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.
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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.: S, N/ @# `4 I7 f2 A
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