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EDMONTON JOURNAL MAY 8, 20139 V' v7 J8 l' n6 C8 H
Housing starts in the Edmonton census metropolitan area totalled 1,503 during April, compared to 967 a year earlier.
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EDMONTON - 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.
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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.: @0 X/ Q O# A. c% q
0 l7 N; a* B# OHousing 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.+ x' _$ O$ w. `2 Z" [/ j
( p3 i' }8 O( m w: u/ s$ j. E“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.”1 }" ]* E2 N( }# t% m: g- m
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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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The CMHC said housing starts in Calgary were trending at 11,323 units in April compared with 11,242 in March.4 Q: ^3 v# L: B' ?5 j
% x8 J6 Q+ {% Z5 [/ P# s* ~/ \Across Alberta, new home construction increased to 39,213 from 34,900 in March, said ATB Financial senior economist Todd Hirsch.
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Consumers remain confident despite a moderating pace of economic growth, he said.3 ]3 O- A2 I8 t& f. E
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“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." }$ S% B0 h+ [" U; d7 k
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