HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA--(Marketwired - Nov. 8, 2016) - Housing starts in Halifax Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) were trending at 2,877 units in October compared to 2,528 in September according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The trend is a six month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates (SAAR) of housing starts.
"Both single-detached homes and multiples starts exceeded levels recorded on a month-over-month comparison," said Guillaume Neault, CMHC Principal Market Analyst for Atlantic Canada. "If the trend continues over the next sixty days, residential construction will fall within the forecasted ranges by the end of 2016," Neault added.
CMHC uses the trend measure as a complement to the monthly SAAR of housing starts to account for considerable swings in monthly estimates and obtain a more complete picture of the state of the housing market. In some situations, analysing only SAAR data can be misleading in some markets, as they are largely driven by the multiples segment of the markets which can be quite variable from one month to the next.
The standalone monthly SAAR was 2,825 units in October, down from 4,384 in September.
Preliminary Housing Starts data is also available in English and French at the following link:
Preliminary Housing Starts Tables
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