Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Sluggish Housing Market A Product Of Millions Of 'Missing Households'

There are 2 million "missing households" in the US - which represents pent up demand for new residences in the US. These are Millennials who are living with their parents or rooming together in an apartment. That represents 2 years of housing starts at the current pace. Rents are increasing, jobs are tough to get, and student debt is high. Fun fact - we haven't been building this few homes since World War II, according to the NAHB.

No comments:

Post a Comment