Oshawa Apartment Construction Surges in February

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 8, 2012) - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released new home construction figures for the Oshawa Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) today. Total February housing starts, at 296 units, more than tripled last year's level. Apartments were responsible for 85 per cent of housing starts last month, equally split between condominium and rental accommodations.

"The slower low-rise construction numbers in February were more than offset by strong apartment starts. While such a high level of apartment starts is not typical for Oshawa, overall housing starts remained in line with the longer-term trend," said Inna Breidburg, Market Analyst with CMHC's Ontario Business Centre.

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