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# B9 _% B3 l8 U6 {9 O; }/ yEdmonton home builders working 'flat out' to meet demand( H! D2 k( a9 W$ ^0 `
CBC News Posted: Sep 11, 2014 7:56 AM MT Last Updated: Sep 11, 2014 7:56 AM MT4 T2 W9 V9 b% r5 c5 P$ s
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Average house costs in Edmonton reach record high# q& h# i0 h/ e. m8 P& D
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Alberta economy is Canada's strongest, says new report
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$ {/ M) U+ B0 w) U- B" _. {* ZEdmonton 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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Builders started construction on 468 new single detached homes last month, a 34 per cent increase from August 2013.
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/ ^6 ]" L1 ~$ K, y+ n/ N6 e9 p1 _“Right now we're running flat out, we’re building as much as we can,” said Rob Busby, construction manager for Landmark Homes.
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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.' {! C7 l/ o6 e& H1 v( D$ G
( P4 i5 [0 h8 M7 O. g* U“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.1 y% G( J2 \ H% t/ E
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“Wages are growing so more people are looking to move into a home.”
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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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