MULTIPLE UNIT constnuc-
tion Jifted total housing starts
11% in January, offsetting a
drop in single-detached
‘starts, Canada Mortgage and
Housing Corporation
(CMHC) reported recently.
Total starts rose to a sea-
sonally adjusted annual rate
(SAAR) of 142.400. units
fron. a revised
128,100 units in December.
Construction of multiple
units jumped 36% to 61.400
units SAAR in January from

level of

es add 11%

units SAAR from 39,200
unils over the same period.

“January's rebound — in
multiple starts largely reflects
higher levels of condomini-
um construction in B.C. This
is not likely to be sustained
over the next few months”
said CMHC — economist
Michel Laurence.

Total urban housing starts
in Ontario bounced up 10%
in January. The rise reflected
a surge in multiple starts, up
50% over weak December
levels. Condominiums and

dropped about 7%.
British Columbia urban
starts jumped clase to 40@ in

January, mainly due toa spurt,

in condominium construc-
tion. Although gains were
province-wide, most of the
advance was registered in the
Vancouver metropolitan area,
{fn cantrast, provincial starts
of single-detached dwellings
fell 8%,

Quebec urban starts activ-
ity stayed close to December
jevels [ast month as construc-

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