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Edmonton home builders working 'flat out' to meet demand! R0 c8 |* [) c9 Y9 u3 S
CBC News Posted: Sep 11, 2014 7:56 AM MT Last Updated: Sep 11, 2014 7:56 AM MT3 f% ?" D+ z" t i2 E$ L% q( ]
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$ {/ `# e! s7 z0 b- \Average house costs in Edmonton reach record high
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S4 _# }& s9 j1 R' \2 DAlberta economy is Canada's strongest, says new report7 ?9 M# h! N" ]# f$ R9 O; W
; |$ i2 K/ _2 {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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# i0 a0 F- o; h$ t$ |2 D7 |; UBuilders started construction on 468 new single detached homes last month, a 34 per cent increase from August 2013.( u4 B, z1 ?- i# g# }& N3 n8 Q
3 U5 h& r$ @, k2 ^( z- Z“Right now we're running flat out, we’re building as much as we can,” said Rob Busby, construction manager for Landmark Homes.( I. z% H0 o! y, c/ @# I5 T
G8 d! v" V% B. y" ZThe 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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“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 O' F, ]' D: a9 u& K
( S+ \% `, y, d" D# j- W# C“Wages are growing so more people are looking to move into a home.”4 r* T+ z1 K5 V" {$ s
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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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