housing starts

Renovation spending accounted for most of the growth in residential construction investment in the second quarter.

CMHC predicts home prices will decline in 2026, while housing starts will continue to fall through 2027 and 2028.

Residential renovations took on a larger role in the first quarter of 2026, compared to the same period in 2025.

CMHC has found that housing starts fell flat across seven key metropolitan areas in the first half of 2025.

Early 2025 new home construction data from CMHC tells a story of contrasts rather than competition.

Canadian home sales fell once again in March, as did housing starts, by 4.8 and 0.7 per cent, respectively.

Alberta is setting new records for housing starts in Canada, according to year-end data from CMHC.

May was a pretty sleepy month for the resale market, while housing starts climbed to their highest level in months.

Here's what's predicted for the residential construction sector for 2024, based on industry data and forecasts.

While the resale housing market picked up in January, new home construction fared the opposite.