housing construction

Summer means construction including residential units.

Figures from Canada Mortgage and Housing show after 11 housing starts were recorded between January and May in the North Bay area, there were 16 in June alone.

Of note, the intended market for 13 of them is for rental units. Nine are apartments while four are row housing.

Only three single detached starts are intended to be for home ownership.

There have been 27 residential housing construction starts through the first 6 months of the year.

17 are in North Bay, 5 in Callander, three in Bonfield and two in East Ferris.

In 2015, there were only 11 starts through the first half of the year.