CALGARY _ There are signs that Alberta's once-hot housing market may be cooling off.( p5 M% I( {% q' z
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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.0 q5 n2 ]2 T% L4 W9 z5 I2 c
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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.5 m5 O3 r- m" I
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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)
原帖由 音响神仙鱼 于 2008-8-22 22:41 发表 4 w9 y/ [/ z8 E, b5 v1 _2 DCALGARY _ There are signs that Alberta's once-hot housing market may be cooling off. ; Q& T \% u4 f, b+ z ]+ l! [/ U R* U. e. ~$ h9 f4 j
Jayman Masterbuilt, one of the province's leading new home builders, has announced that it's laid off 50 staff i ...
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这是个利好消息.建筑商裁员了,房子就建得少了,房子建得少了,价钱就起来了.