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Housing starts show signs of improvement OVERâ€"IMPROVED â€" $109,900 _ SUPER STARTER â€" $159,900 HELEN or VICTOR SARIC HELEN or VICTOR SARIC 842â€"7000, 24â€"hr. pager 842â€"7000, 24â€"hr. pager young fam. Call HELEN or VICTOR SARIC 842â€"7000, 24â€"hr. pager. 0'& 24 _ it â€" d " .»m»:'m‘%w“" % ii ’fl, s i i j, ;’ ggrden $269 N). HELEN or VICTOR RIC 842â€"7000, 24â€"hr. pager. tron Housing Statistics, released today by Canada Mortgage and Housing corporaâ€" BUY NOW AND SAVE TIL SOUTHEAST OAKVILLE HELEN or VICTOR SARIC 842â€"7000, 24â€"hr. pager 149.9200 buvers‘ market types of c 168.271 un 168,2 /1 units last year. Residential renovation spending totalled $17.3 billion in 1992, representâ€" ing nearly half (46.1 per cent) of the total residential construction expenditure. The report also shows that singleâ€"parâ€" ent families led by women are seven times more likely to be in core housing need than twoâ€"parent households. The number of mortgage loans increased by 9.4 per cent, while the dollar value of homes purchased went up by almost 19 per cent. This reflects higher house values as well as higher loan to value rations, the report states. ondition M l¢ ind two federal housing proâ€" to an increase in all major onstruction for a total of Seventyâ€"three per cent, or §50,000 of all households in need, were renters. Seniors and singleâ€"parent families are most likely to be in core housing need, the report shows. According to the report, the overall cost of housing was unchanged last year, despite some regional variations. The 1992 New House Price Index recorded no gain. In 1991, the index posted a 6.8 per cent loss and a 1.4 per cent increase per cent in 1990. International migration will continue to make a strong contribution to Canada‘s population growth, the report adds. Just how strong will depend on whether births continue to rise despite the overall aging of the Canadian population.