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CALGARY _ There are signs that Alberta's once-hot housing market may be cooling off.4 B8 _4 W( z' `$ A
. {& J8 X n4 b% J# V! S3 U* vJayman 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.
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$ e8 R& ~, O/ YNorm 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.+ d* X' I* u: H* z- G, M
) P2 ~1 B- V3 w7 TThe 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) |
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