A shortage in housing – caused by a drastic slowdown in homebuilding activity – has pushed up home values too much in some areas and made rents unusually high, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Unless construction activity picks up soon, rising prices will make homes less affordable and rents too, NAR warns.
Homebuilding activity for all housing types is underperforming in about two-thirds of 146 metros measured and that has prompted a significant drop in available homes for sale, according to NAR.