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We’re building more houses—and prices are down!

On Monday, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation announced housing starts rose from 241,111 units in April to 264,506 units in May: good for a 10% increase. The pace was highest in Montreal, where starts were up 104%, and in Toronto, they were notably up 47%. That’s a pretty good clip, considering how high interest rates are at the moment.

While it would be statistically correct to say that this level of housing starts is near historically high levels, that doesn’t quite tell the whole story.

Source: Statista.com

To get a more accurate historical perspective, we should consider the housing starts per capita over the years. After all, Canada’s higher population should mean more capital, carpenters, electricians and other factors of production that go into housing creation, right?

Source: Brent Bellamy on X

Perhaps we’re moving in the right direction, but we’ll need a major uptick in housing starts before we have proportionately the same housing creation numbers as we did back in the heyday of the 1970s…

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The best GIC rates in Canada
Find the best GIC rates in Canada. Plus, everything you need to know about how they work.

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By Keph Senett and Justin Dallaire on June 21, 2024Estimated reading time: 22 minutes

Here you’ll find the answers to common GIC questions, along with information on the best GIC rates available right now. If GICs are new to you, and you want to learn everything there is to know, start by reading our guide below…

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