爱民屯形势大好啊Sharp rise in Edmonton housing starts in April

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/ u$ H# V& \0 K: HEDMONTON JOURNAL MAY 8, 2013
0 A1 q0 H2 X, W' _0 I3 }Housing starts in the Edmonton census metropolitan area totalled 1,503 during April, compared to 967 a year earlier.
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+ e' X! p0 r5 s3 j- Y+ eEDMONTON - Housing starts in the Edmonton census metropolitan area totalled 1,503 during April, compared to 967 a year earlier, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said Wednesday.

Builders started 560 single-detached homes, up from 493 units in April 2012. The multi-family sector grew to 943 units, up from 474 a year earlier.
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Housing starts in the region were trending at 14,424 units in April, compared to 13,738 in March. The trend is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates of total housing starts.

+ c# U6 o1 K' N“The trend in total housing starts moved higher in April, driven by gains in both the single-detached and multi-family sectors,” said David Lan, CMHC senior market analyst for Edmonton. “Growth in full-time employment and net migration in the CMA contributed to the increase in housing starts.”

In Calgary, both single- and multi-family starts declined in April to 1,067 from 1,711 in April 2013. Calgary’s single-detached starts in April were 545 units, down from 560 in April 2012. The multi-family sector decreased to 522 units from 1,151 last year.
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+ ^5 U' j' X$ \% d9 O1 [, |3 bThe CMHC said housing starts in Calgary were trending at 11,323 units in April compared with 11,242 in March.

$ D2 e+ k/ P. ^6 S; n. @3 qAcross Alberta, new home construction increased to 39,213 from 34,900 in March, said ATB Financial senior economist Todd Hirsch.

0 _# _$ Y1 }3 x6 T9 V( ]- N: G: {! zConsumers remain confident despite a moderating pace of economic growth, he said.
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" u$ Y, s9 m# X5 C2 F+ Q“Many Albertans — thousands of which are newly arrived job-seekers from other provinces or countries — are expressing their optimism by purchasing a new home,” Hirsch said.

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