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Five Charts That Show How the U.S. Ran Out of Homes for Sale

A perfect storm affecting supply and demand hit all at once.

U.S. Housing Went From 150MPH to 120MPH, Remains Strong: Ali Wolf
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On the latest episode of the Odd Lots podcast, we spoke with Ali Wolf, the chief economist at Zonda, a housing data and research firm.

The topic was simple: How did the U.S. get into this situation where we were out of homes to buy? Whether it’s new homes or existing inventory, would-be buyers have become incredibly frustrated over the last several months.