According to data released by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), urban housing starts in Newfoundland and Labrador totalled 129 units in July 2026, a decrease of 0.8% (or 1 unit) compared with July 2025.
Urban housing starts in the St. John’s Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) decreased by 0.8% (or 1 unit), while the number of housing starts in other urban areas remained unchanged in July 2026 compared with July 2025.
On a year-to-date basis, urban housing starts in the province totalled 744 units over the January to July 2026 period, an increase of 27.2% (or 159 units) compared with the corresponding period in 2025.
At the national level, urban housing starts decreased by 18.6% (or 4,301 units) in July 2026 compared with July 2025 and decreased by 4.1% (or 5,697 units) over the January to July 2026 period compared with the same period in 2025.
| Preliminary Housing Starts, Urban Areas Newfoundland and Labrador |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | Jul 2026 | % Change | Jan-Jul 2025 | Jan-Jul 2026 | % Change | |
| St. John’s CMA | ||||||
| Single | 90 | 76 | -15.6 | 346 | 320 | -7.5 |
| Multiple | 33 | 46 | 39.4 | 205 | 351 | 71.2 |
| Total | 123 | 122 | -0.8 | 551 | 671 | 21.8 |
| Other Urban Areas | ||||||
| Single | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 26 | 35 | 34.6 |
| Multiple | 0 | 0 | . | 8 | 38 | 375.0 |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 34 | 73 | 114.7 |
| Total Urban Areas | ||||||
| Single | 97 | 83 | -14.4 | 372 | 355 | -4.6 |
| Multiple | 33 | 46 | 39.4 | 213 | 389 | 82.6 |
| Total | 130 | 129 | -0.8 | 585 | 744 | 27.2 |
| Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation | ||||||
Economics Division, Department of Finance – (709) 729-3255 – infoera@gov.nl.ca