{"id":935423,"date":"2026-10-16T17:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T17:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/935423\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T17:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T17:26:12","slug":"cmhc-reports-annual-pace-of-housing-starts-in-september-up-from-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/935423\/","title":{"rendered":"CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts in September up from August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/c8e9c759683e521ffbf7972cc679d7603930c5be231ba14d865acc5f8bda6f01\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefit_w960%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fcp_finance_889%2F4c1d9ced777c0e13fb34ad712c9d0edb.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"\" height=\"621\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-1f8hkhu loader\"\/><\/a> Carpenters build new homes in Ottawa on Monday, June 1, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Sean Kilpatrick &#8211; The Canadian Press           <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">OTTAWA \u2014 Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in September rose three per cent compared with August.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts for September came in at 248,896 units, up from 242,223 in August.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The result came as actual monthly housing starts in communities with a population of 10,000 or more fell 11 per cent compared with a year ago to 19,984 units in September compared with 22,375 in September 2025.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The annual pace of rural starts was estimated at 18,094 units.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The six-month moving average of the seasonally adjusted annual rate was up 0.6 per cent at 250,411 units.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Aled ab Iorwerth, deputy chief economist at CMHC, says Canada still faces a long-term housing supply gap and unless housing construction levels increase, improvements in housing affordability since 2023 will be difficult to sustain.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 16, 2026.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The Canadian Press  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Carpenters build new homes in Ottawa on Monday, June 1, 2026. 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