As total construction starts of homes of all kinds rises in 2012 to what is expected to be the highest level in five years, demand for housing in the Calgary area will likely remain strong through 2013, predicts a federal agency.

“For 2012, this will be actually the highest number of total housing starts since 2007,” says senior market analyst Richard Cho of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.

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