Journal Article

Escaping the Housing Shortage


Abstract: Despite the continuing economic expansion, home construction remains extremely low by historical benchmarks, constrained by the scarcity of undeveloped land in desired locations and land use regulations. Escaping the resulting housing shortage will take many years and likely require a shift toward multifamily construction, the freeing up of single-family homes by downsizing baby boomers, and the faster relative growth of medium-sized metropolitan areas.

Keywords: Housing; Single-family housing; Multifamily housing; Prices;

JEL Classification: R21; R31;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Part of Series: Economic Bulletin

Publication Date: 2019-06-05

Issue: June 5, 2019

Pages: 5