Epic Housing Shortage Being Reported

Epic Housing Shortage Being Reported | Simplifying The Market

The Joint Center of Housing Studies (JCHS) at Harvard University recently released their 2017 State of the Nation’s Housing Study, and a recent blog from JCHS revealed some of the more surprising aspects of the study.

The first two revelations centered around the shortage of housing inventory currently available in both existing homes and new construction.

Regarding Existing Home Inventory:

“For the fourth year in a row, the inventory of homes for sale across the US not only failed to recover, but dropped yet again. At the end of 2016 there were historically low 1.65 million homes for sale nationwide, which at the current sales rate was just 3.6 months of supply – almost half of the 6.0 months level that is considered a balanced market.”

Regarding New Home Inventory:

“Markets nationwide are still feeling the effects of the deep and extended decline in housing construction. Over the past 10 years, just 9 million new housing units were completed and added to the housing stock. This was the lowest 10-year period on records dating back to the 1970s, and far below the 14 and 15 million units averaged over the 1980s and 1990s.”

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$700,000
4 Beds
3 Baths
2,131 SqFt
Status Active
MLS # 6778337
Property Type Single Family Residence
Price Type --
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$700,000
2 Beds
2 Baths
1,603 SqFt
Status Active
MLS # 6778276
Property Type Single Family Residence
Price Type --
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$700,000
3 Beds
2 Baths
2,098 SqFt
Status Active
MLS # 6777585
Property Type Single Family Residence
Price Type --
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$700,000
3 Beds
2 Baths
1,912 SqFt
Status Active
MLS # 6778217
Property Type Single Family Residence
Price Type --
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2,319 SqFt
Status Active
MLS # 6778564
Property Type Single Family Residence
Price Type --

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$700,000
3 Beds
3 Baths
1,891 SqFt
Status Active
MLS # 6780303
Property Type Single Family Residence
Price Type --
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$700,000 - 4Br/3Ba -  for Sale in Jackrabbit Estates, Litchfield Park
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$700,000
4 Beds
2.5 Baths
2,830 SqFt
Status Active
MLS # 6781944
Property Type Single Family Residence
Price Type --
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$700,000
5 Beds
3.5 Baths
3,720 SqFt
Status Active Under Contract
MLS # 6755978
Property Type Single Family Residence
Price Type --
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2 Beds
2 Baths
1,638 SqFt
Status Active Under Contract
MLS # 6773719
Property Type Townhouse
Price Type --
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$700,000
3 Beds
2 Baths
2,310 SqFt
Status Active Under Contract
MLS # 6777044
Property Type Single Family Residence
Price Type --
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$700,000 - 2Br/2Ba -  for Sale in Highland Addition Lots 9-26, 43-60, 74-91, Phoenix
New
$700,000
2 Beds
2 Baths
1,804 SqFt
Status Active
MLS # 6783138
Property Type Single Family Residence
Price Type --
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$700,000
3 Beds
3 Baths
1,735 SqFt
Status Active
MLS # 6659431
Property Type Townhouse
Price Type --
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