Housing Starts Increase 8 Percent Across Canada: CMHC

Housing Starts Increase 8 Percent Across Canada: CMHC
A home sold in Vancouver in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward
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Construction on new homes rose 8 percent in October, still below what is needed for affordability, says the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).

Numbers released by CMHC show housing starts for all areas in Canada increased from 223,391 units in September to 240,761 units in October, according to a Nov. 18 news release.