OTTAWA — Housing starts came to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 215,941 units in November, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., up from 206,753 units in October. The seasonally adjusted annual rate of urban starts increased by 2.2% in November to 202,054 units.
Multiple urban starts increased by 3.9% to 151,596 units in November while single-detached urban starts decreased by 2.3% to 50,458 units. Rural starts were estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 13,887 units.
