The annual pace of housing starts in January slowed by 10 per cent compared with December, as the rate of starts for new multi-unit projects such as apartments, condominiums and townhouses pulled back.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said Thursday the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts came in at 223,589 units for the first month of the year compared with 248,968 for December 2023.
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