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CALGARY _ There are signs that Alberta's once-hot housing market may be cooling off.. r) z! z9 }8 g5 K
* j4 U/ w) w! ^8 a% n1 ] y2 RJayman Masterbuilt, one of the province's leading new home builders, has announced that it's laid off 50 staff in Calgary and Edmonton. Company spokeswoman Marcia Buchholz says it's a direct result of less demand for new homes.. ~1 f+ I' ~4 C
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Norm Mross, president of the Calgary division of the Canadian Homebuilders Association, says he expects a 30 per cent drop in the demand for skilled labour. Canada Mortgage and Housing says construction of single-family homes has fallen 46 per cent in Calgary this year.% T2 M6 u5 j2 i' W9 y7 _$ ~
% \5 k) P. q5 Y8 I0 XThe developer of a large condominium project has also announced that it's shelving plans for two large highrises near Calgary's downtown, saying the construction costs are now insurmountable. (The Canadian Press, CHQR, ccg) |
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