The value of new single-family housing in Moose Jaw had nearly doubled last year’s pace to the end of October.
City hall had issued building permits for 27 new houses valued at $10.1 million compared with last year’s 15 houses worth just over $5 million.
Five new houses worth $1.42 million were permitted during October, compared with none that month in 2018.
Still, building permit values for the first 10 months of the year fell by $136,000 to $23.8 million, mainly due to less construction started last month.
Commercial permits last month amounted to $6.2 million, a reduction of $4.6 million from last year.
Two permits for the Town 'n' Country Mall retail complex involved $3.5 million construction while a commercial building at 39 Thatcher Drive East, near Montana’s, was worth just over $1 million.
Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net
