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Jobs, newcomers and stronger house prices are behind a surge in housing construction in the Edmonton region.6 C7 ]8 j' U2 o. x& c: c
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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.: h i# F. b+ L- w, T l
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This July, 1,435 units were under construction compared to 1,034 units in July 2011.) F+ B% m8 \6 b
1 ]" {; X( T# G% c* Z4 p: ZSo 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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Q+ r B# z9 x8 k$ N0 ^“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.” G g# x& k8 s6 H8 U7 B
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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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Within the City of Edmonton, 341 houses were started, compared to 289 units in July 2011.
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& J( }& V3 p5 g6 k; C& g; ]* J2 \8 xSo 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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) R4 b \" P) \: L& JMulti-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.$ m! |$ \+ [4 h; ^( N
# w- X- l1 |" E3 N9 l% |1 L/ A. ZMulti-family housing starts in the Edmonton region so far this year reached 3,726 units, compared to 2,380 units started in 2011.7 s! j+ W) c; D3 E# u6 H
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