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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ed ... d-1.2763102?cmp=rss0 B8 _' o O! j: a6 p% E
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" F$ V, b# g# a) ]+ j! @5 {5 ~& Y# sEdmonton home builders working 'flat out' to meet demand6 V5 V# F8 C: u& l1 T
CBC News Posted: Sep 11, 2014 7:56 AM MT Last Updated: Sep 11, 2014 7:56 AM MT! I# [- e1 L: Z( U
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Average house costs in Edmonton reach record high8 ^3 H8 ^2 d- j v
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Alberta economy is Canada's strongest, says new report! o9 J( @* X, S, m5 V
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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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( e6 e; P; P$ s9 NBuilders started construction on 468 new single detached homes last month, a 34 per cent increase from August 2013.
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“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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8 l8 j8 @+ @' mThe increased demand is due to strong job and population growth, according to Christina Butchart, senior analyst with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.. p* C0 U" R! e* B- ?( N/ {
& k3 \" z4 m7 g- ~2 i- g$ r“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.$ ~- |7 [2 n( B1 @
. L/ A& b; e6 v6 I, R; W“Wages are growing so more people are looking to move into a home.”% n8 b) p E5 I8 K
' F% Q5 N, ]3 ~8 n: ~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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