The first in Santa Rosa have created an increasingly large housing shortage, providing opportunity to developers. 

If your local market has a shortage of open apartments, people may be applying to multiple places even if they aren't sure they want it, in an attempt to secure housing.

Some people don't like that larger monthly payment or possible fluctuations in their payments when there is an escrow shortage.  

There is a housing shortage in the city and rents for this are going for $900.Manufactured Home 2bd / 1 bath Current: $17k cashARV: $25,000Rehab: $3,160 Space rent: $515Rent: $900Tenant pays water, electricity, internet, etcIt feels like a good buy and hold strategy because rental are in such high demand in the area. 

Fundamentally though the price increases are driven largely by inventory shortage, not risky mortgage lending practices so there's no reason to expect that the next credit crisis will stem from the housing market though it will no doubt be affected. 

Does a higher ratio of owners to renters mean the area is primarily a flip area, or does it mean there is a shortage of rental units?

Athens is home to University of Georgia and the university always has housing shortage each year due to the increase of incoming freshmen each year.

There is a shortage of skilled tradespeople and while I hear many focusing on recruiting people to these jobs, I’ve focused on changing what these jobs are!

There is always something on the news riling up it's viewers about the housing shortage, even if the thoughts being pushed out are misguided.

Make no mistake, there is still a shortage of affordable housing in Western Washington.