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Jobs, newcomers and stronger house prices are behind a surge in housing construction in the Edmonton region.

. [2 L( U# M+ ]+ n+ C4 y; @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.

6 |8 M; W' I' B5 ]4 K# ~) w3 pThis July, 1,435 units were under construction compared to 1,034 units in July 2011.
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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.
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“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.”

; z; `' Q. P0 s: A/ pThe 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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& R  G$ r/ c& b# j" F- @% `, vWithin the City of Edmonton, 341 houses were started, compared to 289 units in July 2011.

" B. u% h/ d6 W) DSo 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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( k8 V; t$ _$ ]* Q' V+ ~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.

* @- A: G8 M$ k+ O. m  E( l( s( WMulti-family housing starts in the Edmonton region so far this year reached 3,726 units, compared to 2,380 units started in 2011.