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CALGARY _ There are signs that Alberta's once-hot housing market may be cooling off.
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% F2 {# W! Z! L( kJayman 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.+ ]5 J4 W) @% g8 G2 t
+ ^% O# {6 D& `6 H+ c: f8 mNorm 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.
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1 Y) t2 Q* Z- h) s) w( @: v8 eThe 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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