
U.S. Housing Gap Hits 7.2 Million After More than a Decade of Underbuilding
A new Realtor.com report shows a 7.2 million unit gap between housing formation and housing supply, due to more than a decade of underbuilding.

A new Realtor.com report shows a 7.2 million unit gap between housing formation and housing supply, due to more than a decade of underbuilding.

A new Redfin report shows a 5% annual increase in value for the U.S. housing market—amounting to $2 trillion in growth over the past year—as the national housing shortage props up home prices.

Lance Lambert, founder of ResiClub, appeared on last week’s Knowledge Brokers Podcast to discuss, among other things, the ‘silver tsunami’ theme in real estate and Meredith Whitney’s projections on housing supply in 2024.

Two respected analysts, Ivy Zelman and Meredith Whitney, spoke recently on the aging homeowner population and its impact on household growth and the overall U.S. housing market—an impact Whitney described as a “silver tsunami.”

Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reacts to Tuesday’s Census data release showing a surge in U.S. housing starts in November.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s insights on housing supply and the mortgage lock-in effect during the FOMC press conference.

Realtor.com® has identified the ten Hottest ZIP Codes of 2023. And while housing affordability (or the lack thereof) is still a major issue driving buyer activity, this year’s list shows it’s not the only one.

A new report from Zillow highlights the challenges buyers face in today’s market, including higher costs and the severe shortage of affordable housing. A related report shows how builders are adapting by increasing production of taller and smaller homes.

A new Redfin report shows only 1% of U.S. homes—about 14 of every 1,000—have changed hands during the first half of 2023. That’s the lowest national turnover rate in at least a decade.

National Association of Realtors® and Realtor.com released a report that analyzes the supply of homes by income level. It found the greatest shortage of housing inventory is for middle-income earners, with a shortage of almost 320,000 homes.

A new Realtor.com report highlights 10 U.S. cities with the largest annual increases in housing supply and the top 10 with the largest annual decreases.