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Edmonton home builders working 'flat out' to meet demand
7 X; c1 q5 X4 U2 JCBC News Posted: Sep 11, 2014 7:56 AM MT Last Updated: Sep 11, 2014 7:56 AM MT
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5 C8 J9 P( E+ h+ g; gAverage house costs in Edmonton reach record high9 i8 l3 i" p: K5 Z# c8 P* Z
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Alberta economy is Canada's strongest, says new report$ |6 Y) T7 h0 {# S8 i5 a# t G7 R
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Edmonton 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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' W) J* z# y- {- `, nBuilders started construction on 468 new single detached homes last month, a 34 per cent increase from August 2013.
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“Right now we're running flat out, we’re building as much as we can,” said Rob Busby, construction manager for Landmark Homes.% U# ~+ ]0 R5 |
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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.
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) e+ r* }1 h' k+ Q A* U$ | D“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.6 o T9 ? F0 v
' T' s. A; Q! Z5 e“Wages are growing so more people are looking to move into a home.”
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/ u7 t2 X& k- `+ X5 g- OTrades 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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