CMHC says Ottawa-Gatineau housing starts surged in June
Ottawa-Gatineau’s annual pace of housing starts soared in June, Canada’s housing agency says, part of a nationwide trend that saw the pace of starts post
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The construction industry is short tens of thousands of workers, and experts say a coming wave of retirements could make the problem worse.
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The Orléans company suddenly shuttered Feb. 3, leaving numerous clients, employees and contractors in the lurch.
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Housing construction pace slows in December as Gatineau records just one start: CMHC
Gatineau’s seasonally adjusted rate of housing starts – a six-month rolling average designed to smooth out monthly fluctuations – dropped to 13 in December from
Ottawa’s housing construction pace falls in October amid economic headwinds, labour crunch
Housing starts in Ottawa-Gatineau rose slightly in October compared with the previous year, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
Housing starts may look promising, but there’s much more to be done, experts say
While the annual pace of housing starts in September rose to its highest level since November 2021, there’s more to the numbers when it comes
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