 鲜花( 233)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ed ... d-1.2763102?cmp=rss+ \: |5 W( N$ |# {, {" v9 U! ?2 i
! c4 ?0 _+ @. ^4 H# U) @5 A- q2 E; j. x* { p9 r; _& F6 M
Edmonton home builders working 'flat out' to meet demand4 I, h7 t% x9 @. d: V, d
CBC News Posted: Sep 11, 2014 7:56 AM MT Last Updated: Sep 11, 2014 7:56 AM MT
+ w* \: p. P+ C- M$ Z/ c4 M# q# s! U1 Y
~; O) d5 j; }2 H% w
Average house costs in Edmonton reach record high# K" ~) O f( v6 [
; D* w9 v5 a# _7 X( W' gAlberta economy is Canada's strongest, says new report- t$ r( ]8 N$ Q; D' `
5 L$ B) ~. G9 X7 h, j
Edmonton home builders say they are working non-stop to meet a demand they haven’t seen since the boom of 2005., ^& Y/ r9 _" x6 i0 M
8 `# l6 v! g4 y6 [/ f
Builders started construction on 468 new single detached homes last month, a 34 per cent increase from August 2013.% ]" O7 a: e/ V% Y# s* q
8 `3 }* E( \+ h“Right now we're running flat out, we’re building as much as we can,” said Rob Busby, construction manager for Landmark Homes.; }* m/ [# ?1 e( o
# u2 k5 I" K" W7 d6 U
The increased demand is due to strong job and population growth, according to Christina Butchart, senior analyst with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation./ L. ]; T! b% {2 L8 V2 ^! F: H8 ]4 Q
9 s3 D+ |1 Q0 k2 _1 L
“If you look at the number of people who are moving into Edmonton, it’s record high levels so that’s contributing to that expanding demand,” she said.
% Z) U2 z3 U: W
! d t4 P# d# V“Wages are growing so more people are looking to move into a home.”
. Y0 O8 M) m; K# V9 Q/ [! e
, T- [7 F, y& O: t+ l; _$ ?Trades workers like electricians, plumbers and heating contractors have been challenging to find but Busby from Landmark Homes says the situation isn’t as bad as it was nine years ago。 |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2014-9-11 07:25
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
发表于 2014-9-11 07:31
