CMHC reports March slowdown in housing starts

By Anosha Khan ( April 17, 2026, 4:47 PM EDT) -- The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has announced that the six-month trend in housing starts decreased by 2.9 per cent in March to 248,378 units. It said the measure was the moving average of the seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of total housing starts for all areas in Canada....