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CALGARY _ There are signs that Alberta's once-hot housing market may be cooling off.) A4 ?: [4 F N: K
9 A# x" B2 q8 X0 D- e& N. |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.
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' v3 W% U a. P7 W9 S3 N0 ]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., }& D) w2 B4 G) [
' W) {* w% Y2 C; x( b. s. Y5 c. PThe 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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