housing starts | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/housing-starts/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:27:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png housing starts | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/housing-starts/ 32 32 Housing market set to revive: NBF https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/housing-market-set-to-revive-nbf/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:00:59 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=529963 Activity slumped in 2025, despite easing rate environment

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]]> Housing starts rose 5.6% in 2025 but still ‘far from the target’: CMHC https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/housing-starts-rose-5-6-in-2025-to-259028-cmhc/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:26:20 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=529583 At least 430,000 units annually are needed over the next decade to restore 2019 affordability levels

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]]> November housing starts up 9.4% from October https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/november-housing-starts-up-9-4-from-october/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:14:45 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=527738 CMHC reports year-to-date total of 219,077 units

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]]> Annual pace of housing starts dropped 17% in October https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/annual-pace-of-housing-starts-dropped-17-in-october/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:36:34 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=525696 Year-to-date total still up compared with last year: CMHC

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]]> CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts up in September https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/cmhc-reports-annual-pace-of-housing-starts-up-in-september-2/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:13:38 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=522809 Stronger activity in Montreal and Toronto contributes to 14% rise from August

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]]> Annual pace of housing starts down 16% in August: CMHC https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/annual-pace-of-housing-starts-down-16-in-august-cmhc/ Tue, 16 Sep 2025 14:11:46 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=520299 Urban housing starts decline from July while rural pace holds steady

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]]> Home construction must double over next decade to restore 2019 affordability: CMHC https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/up-to-4-8-million-new-homes-needed-over-next-decade-to-restore-affordability-cmhc/ Thu, 19 Jun 2025 15:27:31 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=513033 Ontario, Nova Scotia, Montreal face biggest housing shortfalls

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]]> Amid high housing costs, people are shacking up: report https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/amid-high-housing-costs-people-are-shacking-up-report/ Fri, 29 Nov 2024 18:57:58 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=497655 As population growth remains robust, the size of households is rising too

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]]> CMHC reports September pace for housing starts up from August https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/cmhc-reports-september-pace-for-housing-starts-up-from-august/ Wed, 16 Oct 2024 17:14:17 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=494884 Seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts was 223,808 units in September, up from 213,012 in August

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]]> Higher interest rates led to fewer housing starts in 2023: CMHC https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/higher-interest-rates-led-to-fewer-housing-starts-in-2023-cmhc/ Thu, 03 Oct 2024 17:21:50 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=493877 Other economic factors, government policies offset the effect of higher rates

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