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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

Construction

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

CMHC reports annual rate of housing starts in August down from July

Residential

The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts in August was 267,443 units, down three per cent from 275,158 in

UPDATED: Housing starts in Ottawa-Gatineau soar 170%, top 2,000 in July, CMHC reports

Residential

Housing agency says work began on 2,130 new housing units in the National Capital Region last month, with multi-unit builds soaring almost 400 per cent

Ottawa-Gatineau housing starts bounce back in June: CMHC

Residential

While construction slowed down on the Gatineau side of the Ottawa River, with the number of new starts falling to 132 from 151 the previous

CMHC says residential mortgage debt grew last year by fastest pace since 2008

Residential

Federal housing agency says growth was driven by increases in both the value and volume of uninsured mortgages for property buying and refinancings.

Over 22 million housing units needed by 2030 to solve affordability crisis: CMHC

Residential

Achieving housing affordability for everyone in Canada will require developers to become more productive and make full use of land holdings to build more housing,

Ottawa home sales to fall in 2022 and beyond, but prices will stay high: CMHC

Residential

Rising interest rates and job uncertainty will combine to cool down Ottawa’s red-hot home resale market a few degrees in 2022 – but not enough

City committee approves proposed tax on vacant residences

Residential

Proposal would see owners of residential properties that are vacant more than 184 days a year pay a one per cent tax tacked onto their

Ottawa market faces ‘high’ degree of vulnerability, CMHC says

Residential

Significant price increases and overvaluation are causing housing sectors in Ottawa and other major Canadian cities to face “high” levels of vulnerability.