Canada housing starts for July 2 94.1 K versus 265.0 K estimate.

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  • Prior month 283.5K revised to 291.0 K
  • Housing starts 294.1K versus estimate of 265.0K

Montréal posted a 212% year-over-year increase in actual housing starts compared to July 2024, driven by significantly higher multi-unit starts.

Vancouver recorded a 24% increase in starts this month, driven by higher multi-unit starts.

A decrease in multi-unit starts and single-detached starts drove the 69% year-over-year decrease in Toronto’s housing starts compared to July 2024.

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.