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Edmonton home builders working 'flat out' to meet demand
. ^9 u$ O" m+ b; N1 x9 NCBC News Posted: Sep 11, 2014 7:56 AM MT Last Updated: Sep 11, 2014 7:56 AM MT; g. y8 @- j, Z& {+ \6 m
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! O( X# F& P- ~ t+ t7 P' e" lAverage house costs in Edmonton reach record high$ ?$ Q5 v* ^) J# C+ @
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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.* ^. R$ \! @: k6 w
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Builders started construction on 468 new single detached homes last month, a 34 per cent increase from August 2013., ^ z# u8 Y8 D0 }3 @" G
$ y; ], L# A- r/ h6 {- v“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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The increased demand is due to strong job and population growth, according to Christina Butchart, senior analyst with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation./ u! Z/ m* r; [+ i0 o9 Z
0 c2 m; h; v$ `0 Z3 Z“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.) g9 A8 i: Q( M+ v% z* l
3 \ m: g @# A, o/ z; n; r1 J3 ~“Wages are growing so more people are looking to move into a home.”
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: G7 K( |5 {# J$ QTrades 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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