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Market News • September 13, 2018

Challenges Builders Face With New Construction

by Windermere Economics

Housing demand remains high across the Western United States, but home-building is still struggling to keep up. What can be done to help encourage construction of new homes? Windermere Real Estate's Chief Economist Matthew Gardner has insight.​

 

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