CALGARY _ There are signs that Alberta's once-hot housing market may be cooling off.( U7 D4 |) t+ m
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Jayman 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. R0 }9 `1 g9 K( ?
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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. - R \$ k& k/ ~+ R9 J( `- y8 [7 U6 h+ z* ^2 D3 u
The 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)