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Edmonton home builders working 'flat out' to meet demand
s8 g+ U) H8 w# O2 q/ uCBC News Posted: Sep 11, 2014 7:56 AM MT Last Updated: Sep 11, 2014 7:56 AM MT4 B& e* M# I" y8 ~/ o9 X: N
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Average house costs in Edmonton reach record high$ n) U# }( a7 j& u/ [& a( C2 |
9 `$ I1 O: W, O( }2 ]+ ~1 y+ IAlberta economy is Canada's strongest, says new report
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, b n2 Q. l3 r7 c9 LEdmonton home builders say they are working non-stop to meet a demand they haven’t seen since the boom of 2005.
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Builders started construction on 468 new single detached homes last month, a 34 per cent increase from August 2013.) ]4 j8 [! u7 c. S0 B2 C' k
$ z6 p" F/ ?* `- U% F$ T“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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The increased demand is due to strong job and population growth, according to Christina Butchart, senior analyst with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.% j/ l( d& W0 } _4 ], c
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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.* y {5 \! g1 d$ {) z+ b- M: K
. r3 q, ?5 Z) D“Wages are growing so more people are looking to move into a home.”4 y2 p9 P' D/ w1 j
S6 m3 ]. ?7 d0 B9 a: n4 TTrades 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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