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CALGARY _ There are signs that Alberta's once-hot housing market may be cooling off.0 `& }8 j) F. h+ c. |2 m5 P+ N* Z
. `' |# k* V0 K0 `0 BJayman 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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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.. E( g" i7 x, E! z" k
8 x/ `: R0 C# h( ~. k1 N% RThe 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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