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% p- t" G. p3 o2 H* k0 AEdmonton home builders working 'flat out' to meet demand
7 |9 C4 t/ P* g: X( k o2 sCBC News Posted: Sep 11, 2014 7:56 AM MT Last Updated: Sep 11, 2014 7:56 AM MT
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( @3 [' P" w* K. @6 Z: j/ [- T' BAverage house costs in Edmonton reach record high
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# F6 X0 }( x% Z' ?. sAlberta economy is Canada's strongest, says new report
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, y' p% i! z4 g- w/ ]Edmonton home builders say they are working non-stop to meet a demand they haven’t seen since the boom of 2005.+ q( e* r6 f1 G0 i7 X* e1 M6 C
: O' v' L$ r, i- O6 XBuilders started construction on 468 new single detached homes last month, a 34 per cent increase from August 2013., E! Q2 [ c( D0 ]+ f+ H) }$ K6 ~8 }
( w+ N( N; V; x' F+ T& C“Right now we're running flat out, we’re building as much as we can,” said Rob Busby, construction manager for Landmark Homes.
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) }6 N; h0 m( A( c; _, XThe increased demand is due to strong job and population growth, according to Christina Butchart, senior analyst with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.$ \! @ a; F# d4 q, L3 g2 e
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“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.
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5 r7 Z) V: C( g& b0 @“Wages are growing so more people are looking to move into a home.”
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# @ S4 G# S4 p( Y& H! wTrades 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。 |
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