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Residential Building Boom in South-West Oxford

South-West Oxford saw a 93% increase in residential building permits in 2020 according to the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation.

SOUTH-WEST OXFORD - South-West Oxford is in the top five municipalities in Southwestern Ontario for percentage increases in residential building permits in 2020. 

The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, which tracks property data across the province, reports that South-West Oxford had an increase in residential building permits of 93% over the previous year. MPAC also noted that on a per capita, East Zorra-Tavistock and Zorra Township - also had significant permit increases.

Overall, more than 106,000 Ontario homeowners obtained residential building permits in 2020 - an increase of 9 percent from the year before, with permits for home improvements jumping by 15%.

Officials say the COVID-19 pandemic likely put more focus on the home. The City of Brampton was Ontario’s home improvement capital in 2020, issuing 5,716 permits.  

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