CALGARY _ There are signs that Alberta's once-hot housing market may be cooling off.- ]& ]* ]9 I9 c" q
. L* @9 e5 F4 T. i3 w. \Jayman 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./ p r( y( q% n' z( f. F4 Z
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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." l% [9 ]3 O2 T) J
8 W( p. Y2 ]0 OThe 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)
Jayman 建筑商宣布在卡加利和爱民顿裁员50人。公司发言人Marcia Buchholz说这是由于新房需求减少所至。加拿大建筑商会卡加利区主席Norm Mross说估计对技术工人的需求将会有30%的减少。加拿大房贷和房屋协会声称今年卡加利新建独立屋有46%的减少。一大型Condo项目的开发商也宣布搁浅在卡加利市区附近的两个大型高层住宅开发项目,因为目前建筑费用太高了。% i3 I% B5 e7 x7 S
(The Canadian Press, CHQR, ccg)
原帖由 音响神仙鱼 于 2008-8-22 22:41 发表 + X* _4 @5 ~( B. i" g
CALGARY _ There are signs that Alberta's once-hot housing market may be cooling off.0 R$ E) S* W, j d
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Jayman Masterbuilt, one of the province's leading new home builders, has announced that it's laid off 50 staff i ...
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这是个利好消息.建筑商裁员了,房子就建得少了,房子建得少了,价钱就起来了.