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6 g- K8 E6 P, D2 [, nEdmonton home builders working 'flat out' to meet demand
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Average house costs in Edmonton reach record high1 m1 |. \' L$ H' k, ]" M
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Alberta economy is Canada's strongest, says new report7 K! T5 [; v& t% s
' ~9 q- b8 r. m9 x9 m( I: u: e7 B( ^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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0 m; i# }' g& L7 H1 h0 ]Builders started construction on 468 new single detached homes last month, a 34 per cent increase from August 2013.
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( ^% \8 ?5 r# m* t9 g6 @# ~( ?“Right now we're running flat out, we’re building as much as we can,” said Rob Busby, construction manager for Landmark Homes., D; u( \% l" }8 g1 @ X
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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.
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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.
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1 c2 g z7 E" j8 F7 Z" x# h& I7 M“Wages are growing so more people are looking to move into a home.”: V/ o$ k A! r# F- C/ J `* |8 B
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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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