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

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EDMONTON JOURNAL MAY 8, 2013
2 ]  `2 Z4 l5 a1 x- H* r; y& f  I" V7 hHousing starts in the Edmonton census metropolitan area totalled 1,503 during April, compared to 967 a year earlier.
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; p( o# L! t+ OEDMONTON - 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.

' H' g' T% T: p; qBuilders 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.

/ r2 k4 b' P- ]1 |( ^5 u- S4 C; gHousing 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.
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“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.”

4 M+ P* ]& R- l( i3 @8 [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.

' T/ L$ I! `+ D7 i7 G" c4 LThe CMHC said housing starts in Calgary were trending at 11,323 units in April compared with 11,242 in March.

" |. A4 v; _4 j" z- v. I2 o" VAcross Alberta, new home construction increased to 39,213 from 34,900 in March, said ATB Financial senior economist Todd Hirsch.
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* P6 u6 {* s; f0 @Consumers remain confident despite a moderating pace of economic growth, he said.
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- U7 G) }5 E  o( e3 j1 N+ w1 Y: O/ ~“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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