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A problem hiding in plain sight is keeping Americans from buying homes
America's construction industry is short 250,000 workers monthly, extending building timelines and driving up costs amid a 1.5 million-home housing gap.
As builders grapple with rising costs and stalled projects, Jim Tobin of the National Association of Home Builders says a worsening labor shortage is making America’s housing affordability crisis even more difficult to address.
Builders reveal a critical labor shortage in their field is fueling the housing affordability crisis in America.
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