Why Is Housing Inventory So Low? Understanding the U.S. Housing Shortage

Peter Warden
Feb 27, 2024

Between 2012 and 2022, America saw 6.5 million more households formed than single-family homes built. And there was hardly a glut of homes at the start of that decade. Talk about a housing shortage.

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