Ontario housing market will remain balanced
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Aug. 13, 2014) - Ontario housing activity will regain momentum through the course of 2014 before easing later in 2015
, according to the Third Quarter 2014 CMHC Housing Market Outlook- Canada Edition released today. After declining in 2013, Ontario annual home starts will slow to 57,100 units in 2014 before stabilizing in 2015. Ontario starts will range between 50,900 and 63,300 units over the course of 2014 and 2015.
"An improving economy by 2015 and less out-migration to western Canada will provide support to the broader Ontario housing market. As home prices continue to rise, albeit at a more modest pace, demand will shift to less expensive housing both by type and geography," said Ted Tsiakopoulos, CMHC`s Ontario Regional Economist. "Consequently, we remain more bullish on the less expensive resale market and less expensive higher density housing sector.
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