Thursday, June 22, 2023 Business Low home supply has US builders stepping up construction despite high interest rates By Daily Report Staff - June 22, 2023 FacebookXLinkedinEmailPrint iStock.com/33ft High interest rates are usually bad news for homebuilders. But right now, they are actually making new homes easy to sell by compounding a shortage of available real estate, The Wall Street Journal reports. Already an INSIDER? Sign in.