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Housing Starts in August: Moving Sideways

Calculated Risk... | Thu, 09/17/2009 - 11:13am | housing starts, new homes, Real Estate, sideways movement in real estate |  3 comments

Click on graph for larger image in new window. Total housing starts were at 598 thousand (SAAR) in August, up 1.5% from the revised July rate, and up sharply from the all time record low in April of 479 thousand (the lowest level since the Census Bureau began tracking housing starts in 1 ... R ... Read more

Trading > Calculated Risk

Comparing Housing Start Recoveries

Calculated Risk... | Tue, 08/18/2009 - 2:32pm | economic indicators, housing market, housing starts, new construction starts, new homes, Real Estate, recovery of housing starts |  1 comment

It appears that single-family housing starts bottomed in January of this year. Single-family starts in July were 37 percent above the January low - based on the seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). How does this compare to previous housing recoveries? Click on graph for larger image in ... Read more

Real Estate > Edmonton Real Estate

New Home Construction in Edmonton Still Slow

Sara MacLennan | Tue, 03/10/2009 - 4:30pm | edmonton housings, housing development, new home construction, new homes, Real Estate |  5 comments

As we've been reporting for well over a year, new home construction in Edmonton is still slow. A report released by Canada Mortgage and Housing (CMHC) today shows this year is even slower than last year: Total housing starts in the greater Edmonton area in February were 213, down from 692 last ... Read more