WASHINGTON (September 9, 2015) — Despite positive improvements in the labor market in recent years, new home construction is currently insufficient in a majority of metro areas and is contributing to persistent housing shortages and unhealthy price growth in many markets, according to new research from the National Association of Realtors®.

NAR measured the volume of new home construction relative to the number of newly employed workers in 146 metropolitan statistical areas¹ (MSAs) throughout the U.S. to determine whether… Read More