Edmonton Housing Starts Drop Again....Phew! * c" ?8 a) n7 m* }3 G * V& h& x' s+ B8 a+ H+ Q! b+ F2 |5 NNew_home_winter After starts in Edmonton dropped by 37% (year over year) in February, they dropped 59% in March. Good news for our inventory issue in the area. Starts have dropped by 31% so far this year compared to last, single family starts have dropped 61% and multi-family representing the lowest number of first quarter starts since 1996.