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Jun 25, 2019

The U.S. housing market is out of whack

The U.S. issues yet more sanctions against Iran. Home construction lags.

New York City construction workers line up over a street grate as they take their lunch break in midtown Manhattan on June 19, 2019 — New York City construction workers line up over a street grate as they take their lunch break in midtown Manhattan on June 19, 2019
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Will the housing shortage ever end?
by Amy Scott
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A decade after the housing bust, new construction has been slow to recover.

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The Team

David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director