Halton Region New Home Starts – July 2026
August 25, 2026
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Below is the latest monthly new home starts data for the Halton Region, broken down by municipality and dwelling type, as well as a few notable highlights. This information comes direct from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).
July Highlights:
- In July, there were 359 new home starts in Halton Region, with activity heavily concentrated in Milton. See neighbourhood spotlight in the attachment for more details.
- Year-to-date new home starts in Halton Region reached 1,434, which was well below the January to July ten-year benchmark of 2,484 starts.
- In Oakville, there were 835 new home starts in the first seven months of 2026, which was below their January to July ten-year benchmark of 1,281 starts.
- In Milton, there were 510 new home starts in the first seven months of 2026, which was below their January to July ten-year benchmark of 605 starts.
- In Burlington, there were 31 new home starts in the first seven months of 2026, which was below their January to July ten-year benchmark of 410 starts.
- In Halton Hills, there were 58 new home starts in the first seven months of 2026, which was above their January to July ten-year benchmark of 41 starts.
- Given the high volume of permit-approved housing units currently in the pipeline, expect robust near-term housing starts in Halton Region, with activity heavily concentrated in Oakville.
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Additional new construction information is available at the following links:
Housing Market Information Portal
*This email pertains to new construction housing starts (homes to be added to newly poured foundations).
CMHC separately tracks and publishes data on conversion housing starts (homes to be added to existing structures), released on the final working day of each month.
Conversion starts data is available at the following link: Residential Conversions Data Tables
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