Housing Wire, March 2, 2020: US housing market is missing 3.3 million homes, Freddie Mac says
America’s housing market is undersupplied by 3.3 million units, and the shortage is getting worse every year, Freddie Mac said in a report on Friday.
“New housing supply is not keeping up with rising demand,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist, who said the shortage is increasing by about 300,000 units a year as homebuilders fail to keep up with demand.
Oregon is the most under-supplied state, followed by Colorado, Florida and California, Khater said. The next two states are a bit of a surprise: Minnesota and Texas, where land shortages are not an issue.
“More than half of all states have a housing shortage, and the shortage is no longer concentrated in coastal markets but is spreading to the middle of the country in more affordable states like Texas and Minnesota,” Khater said.
