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CALGARY _ There are signs that Alberta's once-hot housing market may be cooling off.
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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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$ L. F9 U+ R1 Y, z3 |! n6 J# d7 E$ u% DNorm 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.+ S2 z5 z9 Z" M, ~1 @; ?! F f4 r
0 H0 X) P* S! p% E- GThe 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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