Can We Build Our Way Out? The Race to Meet Housing Demand

The Expert Podcast

🔍 In This Episode, We Cover:

• The current state of the real estate market: rising prices, soaring rents, and the scramble in new home construction
• Why simply building more single-family homes won't solve the housing crisis
• Shocking buyer-to-property ratios, with five buyers for every single-family home listed
• The surge in housing starts and permits—but why that’s still not enough
• Inventory crunch: Only 950,000 homes for sale across the U.S.
• The estimated 5 million home shortage—and how long it would realistically take to catch up
• Why labor shortages and material costs may slow down construction
• Builder hesitancy: Declining sales volume and fear of another 2008 housing crash
• The impact of rising interest rates on mortgage payments—costing buyers $500–$700 more per month
• Inflation and affordability concerns keeping buyers (and builders) cautious
• Why most inventory will come from resales—and why even that supply is restricted
• Homeowners staying put due to low mortgage rates and fear of re-entering the competitive market
• The reality: Builders are leaning toward luxury homes to stay profitable
• The result: Continued shortages in entry-level and working-class housing options

🎧 Tune in to understand why the dream of building our way out of the housing crisis may be harder and slower than we think.