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How to grow housing supply in 2021

Housing Wire

months, builders will halt the rate of growth for new construction plans as they did in 2018 and again for a brief period this year. months, the builders are ok with construction as long as new home sales grow. In 2013/2014, when the economic data was improving, mortgage rates rose. If supply goes over 6.5 Hard pass.

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WILL WAR IN UKRAINE IMPACT OUR HOUSING MARKET?

Will Springer Realtor

Soaring costs of labor and construction materials is certainly contributing to the rising figure but there is evidence of a sharp increase in home improvements since the start of the pandemic. New construction is not likely to keep up with demand and bring that median age [of a home] down. A 2021 survey showed nearly half of U.S.