{"id":1248,"date":"2026-03-12T08:01:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/2026\/03\/12\/gta-housing-condo-pipeline-weakens-despite-2025-starts-rise\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T08:01:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:01:39","slug":"gta-housing-condo-pipeline-weakens-despite-2025-starts-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/2026\/03\/12\/gta-housing-condo-pipeline-weakens-despite-2025-starts-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"GTA Housing: Condo Pipeline Weakens Despite 2025 Starts Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New data from CMHC reveals a mixed bag for the GTA housing market in 2025. While national housing starts saw a 6% increase, Toronto lagged behind, experiencing the lowest per-capita starts among major Canadian cities. Rental construction remained strong, nearing record highs, and the &#8220;missing middle&#8221; housing segment gained traction, particularly through conversions. However, a weakening condo presale market and rising unsold inventory raise concerns about future supply. <\/p>\n<p>Construction timelines improved, but the condo slowdown could lead to shortages if demand rebounds. Projects with 3-5 units outnumbered larger developments, reflecting developer caution. For a deeper dive into the trends and potential future impacts, read the full Spring 2026 Housing Supply Report from CMHC.<\/p>\n<p>[Read the full article here](https:\/\/storeys.com\/spring-2026-supply-report-cmhc\/)<\/p>\n<p><!-- RealEstateToday Source Article --><\/p>\n<div data-original-url=\"https:\/\/storeys.com\/spring-2026-supply-report-cmhc\/\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/storeys.com\/spring-2026-supply-report-cmhc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the original article<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite a rise in overall housing starts, Toronto&#8217;s condo market faces headwinds. Learn about the potential impact on future supply and affordability in the GTA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1247,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[178,206],"tags":[313,224,182,324,211,207],"class_list":["post-1248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-market-data","category-residential","tag-cmhc","tag-condo-market","tag-gta","tag-housing-starts","tag-rental-market","tag-toronto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1248\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}