The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 15, 2025 /CNW/ - The six-month trend in housing starts decreased (1.7%) in November (264,445 units), ...

Actual housing starts were up 10% year-over-year in centres with a population of 10,000 or greater, with 15,886 units recorded in February, compared to 14,420 units in February 2025. The year-to-date ...

After strong growth in housing starts in 2025, CMHC is forecasting that housing starts will decline nationally from 2026 to 2028, due to high construction costs, tighter financing conditions, weaker ...

It was only a few years ago that housing advocates were warning about the lack of purpose-built rentals (PBRs) in cities grappling with the affordability crisis. Today, rental apartments are the ...

Canada's housing agency says the country made "meaningful" supply gains last year thanks to record rental construction and ...

Vancouver had over 30,000 housing completions last year, but with housing starts slowing down, experts are worried.

TORONTO, Jan ‌16 (Reuters) - Canadian housing starts ‌rose 5.6% in 2025 to 259,028 units as starts increased more than expected in ‍December, data from the national housing agency showed on Friday.

Based on CMHC’s new homeownership affordability index, affordability nosedived in Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax from 2020 to 2023. The index runs from the first quarter of 1991 t ...