More On There And Here

If any candidate thinks that he/she can beat an incumbent, especially if it seems that there may NOT be a mayoral race with no one attacking how this City has failed to move forward in the last three years, then he/she better get out there and do something.

Here's a bit of ammunition to use:

Windsor CMA Housing Starts Fall

WINDSOR, September 11, 2006 – According to data released today by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), total housing starts in the Windsor Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) fell to 63 units, down from the 124 units started in August 2005. Total starts for the first eight months of this year were 20 per cent lower than last year.

“This is the lowest level of starts for the month of August since 1984,” said Margot Stevenson, Market Analyst for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. “Low consumer confidence in the Windsor area and a surplus of available resale housing has contributed to lower demand for new homes in Windsor,” added Stevenson.

Single starts in the Windsor area totaled 63 units last month, down 46 per cent from August 2005. There were no multiple starts in August.

Single-family Home Construction Strong in August in London

LONDON, September 11, 2006 – August new home starts in the London Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) continue to show strong year over year gains, according to preliminary figures released today by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). There were 207 single-detached home starts, up 20 per cent from the same month a year earlier. Total new home starts rose 24 per cent to 245 homes compared to 198 homes last August. Year-to-date total home starts outperformed the new home construction activities in the same period last year by close to 40 per cent with multiple-family home starts doubling.

“August is the sixth month this year that we have seen housing starts strongly surpass the level of the same month a year ago.” said Penny Wu, CMHC’s London Market Analyst. “The resilient new home starts point to a record we have not seen since 1990.”