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The 20% drop attributed to decline in multiple starts,
especially in Toronto’s condominium segment.
The Canadian construction industry may have been the engine of economic growth for much of this decade, but recent figures show that it hasn’t been firing on all cylinders. Canadian housing starts cratered by a much-greater-than-expected 19.9 per cent to 117,400 annualized units [...]

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Resale housing activity in Canada in February 2009 was up from seasonally adjusted levels the previous month, according to statistics released by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA).
A total of 28,669 homes traded hands via the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) nationally in February 2009 on a seasonally adjusted basis. This is 8.6 per cent above [...]

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This article looks at water efficiency of toilets in apartments and townhouses. New building measures regarding water efficiency will help to save water if put into effect while building new housing complexes.
Summary
The Water Efficiency Section of the Water Services Division (Water Efficiency) and the Planning, Housing and Community Services Department of the Region of [...]

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