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Homebuilders struggle during all-important spring season

Homebuilders are facing a lot of headwinds as we head deeper into the spring season.

Real estate agents leave a home for sale during a broker open house on April 16, 2019 in San Francisco, California.
Real estate agents leave a home for sale during a broker open house on April 16, 2019 in San Francisco, California.
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The U.S. Census Bureau reports new data on home sales Tuesday morning. Homebuilders are facing a lot of headwinds as we head deeper into the spring season, including rising construction costs, labor shortages and too few buyers who can afford new homes.

 

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