Housing Supply Environment

[Charlotte H.]

Housing Supply Crisis

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/HOUST#

> all time low rates

> low starts, historically low starts for the last 10 years

> supply low

> inflation in building material costs

Questions

> How do these starts over the last 10 look when corrected for population growth, are they really that low?

> What happens in housing when population reaches equilibrium https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SPPOPGROWUSA

> What are policy options if your goal is more housing starts? What are options for affordability? Do these policies conflict?