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Edmonton housing starts fall almost 75 per cent

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EDMONTON — The number of housing starts in the Edmonton region for November tumbled 74 per cent from the same time last year, said the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
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Construction began on only 279 homes during the month, according to preliminary figures released today.
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( o1 {1 R! y, u* ]For the year to date, housing activity has fallen by 56 per cent compared to the first 11 months last year.2 q/ m+ q3 ~& ?+ d4 |8 R! ^6 t; W
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“This comes despite a robust local economy that is showing impressive employment and income growth,” said senior market analyst Richard Goatcher.
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“The home building industry has been impacted by a slowdown in net migration into the province since mid-2007 and concerns locally about elevated new and existing home inventories.”9 h) x* V* D7 E  N6 q  P/ ^

! b8 y6 N6 s9 |! zSingle-detached starts in the Edmonton census metropolitan area fell 52 per cent year-over-year to 224 units in November.
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! _. X% o! o) ^Multiple-dwelling starts fell off even harder, by 91 per cent from November 2007 to 55 units.
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# h! w* i% C/ k* c7 w“The high volume of units still in progress suggests that further reductions are warranted in the coming year,” the CMHC said in a release.
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Across Alberta, total housing starts in the seven largest cities dropped by 49 per cent year-over-year despite increased building in Wood Buffalo and Lethbridge.
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