Housing falters

New home construction in Waterloo Region started falling just as governments pledged to ramp it up in 2022. Just 376 detached houses were started in 2024, the fewest in 35+ years.

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A home is started when a foundation is poured for a house or for a building.

Chart: Jeff OuthitSource: CMHCGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper