Pénurie de logements abordables à Calgary en Alberta

Pénurie de logements abordables à Calgary en Alberta

Laurent
10-06 à 8:33
Avec la vigueur de l’économie albertaine des dernières années, le prix des maisons augmente en flèche ainsi que celui des condos mais la recherche d’un appartement abordable reste très difficile tel que le rapport le Calgary Herald de cette semaine.

Selon le journal, on n’a construit que 350 logements abordables depuis 2002 à Calgary. Impossible de trouver un studio pour moins de 900 $ par mois. Selon le journal, certains travailleurs nouvellement arrivés doivent se rabattrent sur des refuges destinés aux démunis. Certains en viennent à quitter la ville afin de vivre un peu plus loin.

Voici quelques articles qui expliquent la situation :

Tiré de l’article intitulé : Growth on overdrive, Worker leaves city because he can’t find a place to live

CITATION
Moving to Calgary is one thing; living here is another. In the first quarter of this year, resale prices for homes averaged $308,576, an increase of 26 per cent over the year before.

Tenants of rental properties are expected to increase by 10 per cent this year, the biggest leap in rents in eight years.

Ryan Foisy knows how difficult it can be to move to Calgary. He transferred from Edmonton two weeks ago.

The 31-year-old struggled to find a suitable apartment, settling for a 700-square-foot, one-bedroom plus den in downtown Calgary, at $1,100 a week.

« You’ve pretty much got to jump on anything you can get, because there’s not much out there, » said Foisy, a senior computer technician.

http://working.canada.com/calgary/news/story.html?s_id=MF1E004IA3XxhKjwE4Q1iYCCsK0sMFB47BahG%2B5vbwLFCLbNUrZODg%3D%3D

Construction spending soars, Alberta enjoys strongest gains
http://working.canada.com/calgary/news/story.html?s_id=egyV7yrKv73XGn1uBvMrOm6%2fV8ViR%2fdk9K4jux1mQ%2fKWRSaFe9GvPg%3d%3d

Rising costs and traffic snarls, Would-be workers find Calgary has lost a bit of its bloom
http://working.canada.com/calgary/news/story.html?s_id=s9Enyp8lfo4Y3UhhzGm8wc7HnbwhNTvSbbGK8FGIHdKgoj0%2fEdiDSg%3d%3d