Housing starts spike in October
Nov 8, 2017 | 9:11 AM
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LETHBRIDGE – New home construction in Lethbridge is up by nearly one-third over last year.
Through October, the Lethbridge census metropolitan area recorded 662 housing starts, compared to 501 in 2016. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said October itself saw a huge increase, with 122 starts, up from 21 one year ago.
That includes 79 multiple-unit buildings, and 43 single family homes.
Calgary and Edmonton are up this year, though Edmonton showed a decline in the month of October. Grande Prairie, Medicine Hat, and Red Deer all had slight increases on the month, but are still lower year-to-date.
