Canadian investment in home construction is slipping and due entirely to housing. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows building construction investment fell in September. This data is mostly based on building permits, providing insight into construction sentiment. Home building isn’t doing so hot — falling enough to be considered a technical crash. It fell so […]
Canadian home building is near record activity, but it appears it’s hard to keep finding new money. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows investment in building construction fell in August. The decline marked the fourth consecutive month, and it was due entirely to housing. Residential building construction investment dropped so fast, it’s now technically a […]
Canadian home builders have faced soaring labor and material costs, and now there’s confirmation. The Statistics Canada (Stat Can) building construction price index made a record climb in the second quarter of 2021. Costs jumped significantly higher for homebuilders, even if just compared to non-residential construction. Homebuilders saw the fastest increases in “hot” housing markets […]
