According to data released by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), urban housing starts in Newfoundland and Labrador totalled 158 units in June 2026, an increase of 30.6% (or 37 units) compared with June 2025.
Urban housing starts in the St. John’s Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) increased by 38.2% (or 42 units), while housing starts in other urban areas decreased by 45.5% (or five units) in June 2026 compared with June 2025.
On a year-to-date basis, urban housing starts in the province totalled 615 units over the January to June 2026 period, an increase of 35.2% (or 160 units) compared with the corresponding period in 2025.
At the national level, urban housing starts decreased by 13.0% (or 3,017 units) in June 2026 compared with June 2025 and decreased by 1.2% (or 1,396 units) over the January to June 2026 period compared with the same period in 2025.
| Preliminary Housing Starts, Urban Areas Newfoundland and Labrador |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | Jun 2026 | % Change | Jan-Jun 2025 | Jan-Jun 2026 | % Change | |
| St. John’s CMA | ||||||
| Single | 73 | 90 | 23.3 | 256 | 244 | -4.7 |
| Multiple | 37 | 62 | 67.6 | 172 | 305 | 77.3 |
| Total | 110 | 152 | 38.2 | 428 | 549 | 28.3 |
| Other Urban Areas | ||||||
| Single | 8 | 6 | -25.0 | 19 | 28 | 47.4 |
| Multiple | 3 | 0 | -100.0 | 8 | 38 | 375.0 |
| Total | 11 | 6 | -45.5 | 27 | 66 | 144.4 |
| Total Urban Areas | ||||||
| Single | 81 | 96 | 18.5 | 275 | 272 | -1.1 |
| Multiple | 40 | 62 | 55.0 | 180 | 343 | 90.6 |
| Total | 121 | 158 | 30.6 | 455 | 615 | 35.2 |
| Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation | ||||||
Economics Division, Department of Finance – (709) 729-3255 – infoera@gov.nl.ca