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1 G. w7 |8 D- l8 D; a8 v0 c" r& sEdmonton home builders working 'flat out' to meet demand- d* t6 B5 O6 q% K. ^
CBC News Posted: Sep 11, 2014 7:56 AM MT Last Updated: Sep 11, 2014 7:56 AM MT/ N7 w; _+ N, S7 V
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Average house costs in Edmonton reach record high9 ?, @0 Z& W$ k$ E; |( q
; W( S0 `$ e' `0 P; m i( w. VAlberta economy is Canada's strongest, says new report
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9 g1 C' F1 {1 k- ]' J9 fEdmonton 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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Builders started construction on 468 new single detached homes last month, a 34 per cent increase from August 2013.
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: r7 Q( c* P& L5 |( I. o“Right now we're running flat out, we’re building as much as we can,” said Rob Busby, construction manager for Landmark Homes.9 j9 {" }! V/ S- }4 |$ k
# T, R2 R3 l' E2 o2 @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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, \6 x k) @; Q" P' p0 |“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.: `( ~; i- W5 Z' a" d% u F; B7 d
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“Wages are growing so more people are looking to move into a home.”
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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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