builders: Housing starts reach new high (Prince George) - 10/12/06 08:53 AM
The Prince George homebuilding industry enjoyed its most productive third quarter since the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation began collecting statistics, says a CMHC market analyst."A total of 96 single-detached homes were started between July and September, the busiest third quarter on record going back to 1988," Andy Ni said Tuesday.This (0 comments)
builders: Housing prices surge in August - 10/11/06 08:20 PM
The cost of new housing rose substantially in August, largely due to significant gains in Alberta. Statistics Canada reports the New Housing Price Index rose 1.5 per cent in August to 145.7, eclipsing the 1.1 per cent increase registered in July; contractors selling prices increased 12.1 per cent from a year (0 comments)
builders: Cooling Canada housing boom may aid central bank - 10/11/06 08:13 PM
Back-to-back months of decline may not spell an end to Canada's housing boom, but they do take a bit of pressure off the Bank of Canada as it adjusts monetary policy to a slowing economy. New home construction dropped 2.4 percent in September, missing economists' estimates for a gain, due to (1 comments)