New home construction soars in N.S

Housing starts skyrocketed in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick last month compared with April 2022, fuelled by construction on new multi-unit dwellings, data from the national housing agency shows.

New home construction numbers released by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation in mid-may show 105 single detached homes were started in Nova Scotia last month, down from 113 in the same month last year. However, construction on multi-unit dwellings jumped to 197 last month compared with just 27 in April 2022. (Contributed)