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: _3 M" M* E. d; f, B5 |: G _Edmonton home builders working 'flat out' to meet demand- Y' N3 \1 J# ^( K- i) y
CBC News Posted: Sep 11, 2014 7:56 AM MT Last Updated: Sep 11, 2014 7:56 AM MT- I' ]+ p9 ?& l8 x2 S& H# @
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% |. a( J3 e; q6 t2 j! ~. {Average house costs in Edmonton reach record high
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Alberta economy is Canada's strongest, says new report' y4 t1 P5 ?+ c1 ?/ O, x$ K, c
2 ^" p! R& `) `& J: W/ cEdmonton home builders say they are working non-stop to meet a demand they haven’t seen since the boom of 2005.0 i6 |% [9 n1 E8 |: k2 F4 }9 ]
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Builders started construction on 468 new single detached homes last month, a 34 per cent increase from August 2013.
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% B& @& h! l3 G" {; F& y# P“Right now we're running flat out, we’re building as much as we can,” said Rob Busby, construction manager for Landmark Homes.- U- a P5 K+ _& `5 R0 ?% L7 K$ ]* Y
, H& [" g$ ?# QThe 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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+ x% R0 O2 O5 Q U6 i2 N, f“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.+ w, y1 Q: L0 R# @5 }5 J' E
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“Wages are growing so more people are looking to move into a home.”9 X9 j& r8 ~. _5 q& u
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Trades 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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