Construction of new housing has been historically low for the past 20 years, contributing to the current shortage, The Wall Street Journal reports. Since 2001, there were 5.5 million fewer units built, according to a new National Association of Realtors report, Just over 1 million new housing units were built in the U.S. on average
Two decades-long lag in US home construction contributing to surge in prices
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