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The lag in single-family starts in March could mean even tighter inventory in the coming months. But here’s why experts see the decline as a short-term headwind.

San Francisco has been known to have an acute shortage of housing inventory. But the Golden Gate City surprised its critics by nearly doubling its historic average number ...

New construction starts in December climbed 12 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $733.3 billion, bouncing back from November’s 12 percent decline, according to a report ...

Cities are starting to run out of space. Especially space-constrained cities like New York have started to run out of room for builders, leading them to move to city-center areas where high-density building is allowed, and charging much higher prices for it. Builders are focusin more on high end apartments with better profit margins, leaving only the wealthiest residents as the ones who can buy.