Despite month-over-month decline in March, housing starts trending 'at a solid pace': economist
Declining mortgage rates, strong population growth will help spur a rebound in sales and prices
CMHC says construction of new homes in Canada's six largest cities remained near all-time highs last year
The supply picture has improved somewhat in Ontario, but has worsened in other provinces like Quebec, Alberta, and British Columbia
The first $500 top-up was rolled out just before Christmas and distributed $402 million
Seasonally adjusted count of new starts comes in at 254,966 units in July, compared with 283,498 in June