{"title":"Saint John housing market indicators","description":"Latest official housing indicators for Saint John: housing starts (last 12 months), completions (last 12 months), homes under construction, dwelling units permitted (last 12 months), rental vacancy rate, average rent, 2-bedroom, asking rent, 2-bedroom apartment, unsold new homes (unabsorbed inventory), new homes absorbed (last 12 months), population, new homes completed per 100 added residents, completions per 1,000 residents, starts per 1,000 residents, supply momentum (percentile).","page":"https://canadahousingmarketdata.ca/housing/saint-john","publisher":"Canada Housing Market Data","sources":["CMHC","Statistics Canada"],"license":"https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/reference/licence","attribution":"Source: CMHC, Statistics Canada. Compiled by Canada Housing Market Data.","citation":"Canada Housing Market Data, \"Saint John housing market indicators\", based on CMHC and Statistics Canada data, updated 2026-11-14. https://canadahousingmarketdata.ca/housing/saint-john","dateModified":"2026-11-14T02:27:03.536064+00:00","columns":["area","indicator","key","value","unit","change","change_unit","change_basis","reference_date","reference_period","frequency","source"],"rows":[{"area":"Saint John","indicator":"Housing starts (last 12 months)","key":"starts","value":658,"unit":"units","change":13.06,"change_unit":"percent","change_basis":"vs prior 12 months","reference_date":"2026-09-01","reference_period":"Sep 2026","frequency":"monthly","source":"CMHC"},{"area":"Saint John","indicator":"Completions (last 12 months)","key":"completions","value":823,"unit":"units","change":38.09,"change_unit":"percent","change_basis":"vs prior 12 months","reference_date":"2026-09-01","reference_period":"Sep 2026","frequency":"monthly","source":"CMHC"},{"area":"Saint John","indicator":"Homes under construction","key":"under_construction","value":793,"unit":"units","change":-13.43,"change_unit":"percent","change_basis":"vs 12 months earlier","reference_date":"2026-09-01","reference_period":"Sep 2026","frequency":"monthly","source":"CMHC"},{"area":"Saint John","indicator":"Dwelling units permitted (last 12 months)","key":"permits_units","value":1373,"unit":"units","change":40.53,"change_unit":"percent","change_basis":"vs prior 12 months","reference_date":"2026-09-01","reference_period":"Sep 2026","frequency":"monthly","source":"Statistics Canada"},{"area":"Saint John","indicator":"Rental vacancy rate","key":"vacancy","value":1.5,"unit":"%","change":-2.4,"change_unit":"percentage points","change_basis":"pts vs prior year","reference_date":"2025-10-01","reference_period":"October 2025 survey","frequency":"annual","source":"CMHC"},{"area":"Saint John","indicator":"Average rent, 2-bedroom","key":"rent_2br","value":1290,"unit":"$ / month","change":4.96,"change_unit":"percent","change_basis":"vs prior year","reference_date":"2025-10-01","reference_period":"October 2025 survey","frequency":"annual","source":"CMHC"},{"area":"Saint John","indicator":"Asking rent, 2-bedroom apartment","key":"asking_rent_2br","value":1530,"unit":"$ / month","change":1.32,"change_unit":"percent","change_basis":"vs 12 months earlier","reference_date":"2026-04-01","reference_period":"Apr 1, 2026","frequency":"quarterly","source":"Statistics Canada"},{"area":"Saint John","indicator":"Unsold new homes (unabsorbed inventory)","key":"unabsorbed","value":12,"unit":"units","change":1100,"change_unit":"percent","change_basis":"vs 12 months earlier","reference_date":"2026-09-01","reference_period":"Sep 2026","frequency":"monthly","source":"CMHC"},{"area":"Saint John","indicator":"New homes absorbed (last 12 months)","key":"absorptions","value":31,"unit":"units","change":-3.12,"change_unit":"percent","change_basis":"vs prior 12 months","reference_date":"2026-09-01","reference_period":"Sep 2026","frequency":"monthly","source":"CMHC"},{"area":"Saint John","indicator":"Population","key":"population","value":144543,"unit":"persons","change":1.15,"change_unit":"percent","change_basis":"vs one year earlier","reference_date":"2025-01-01","reference_period":"July 1, 2025","frequency":"annual","source":"Statistics Canada"},{"area":"Saint John","indicator":"New homes completed per 100 added residents","key":"completions_per_100_new_residents","value":50.24420024420024,"unit":"per 100","change":null,"change_unit":null,"change_basis":"vs prior 12 months","reference_date":"2026-09-01","reference_period":"Sep 2026","frequency":"monthly","source":"CMHC"},{"area":"Saint John","indicator":"Completions per 1,000 residents","key":"completions_per_1000","value":5.693807379119016,"unit":"per 1,000","change":null,"change_unit":null,"change_basis":"vs prior 12 months","reference_date":"2026-09-01","reference_period":"Sep 2026","frequency":"monthly","source":"CMHC"},{"area":"Saint John","indicator":"Starts per 1,000 residents","key":"starts_per_1000","value":4.552278560705118,"unit":"per 1,000","change":null,"change_unit":null,"change_basis":"vs prior 12 months","reference_date":"2026-09-01","reference_period":"Sep 2026","frequency":"monthly","source":"CMHC"},{"area":"Saint John","indicator":"Supply momentum (percentile)","key":"supply_momentum","value":61.53846153846154,"unit":"percentile","change":null,"change_unit":null,"change_basis":null,"reference_date":null,"reference_period":null,"frequency":null,"source":null}]}