Over the past decade, Americans have formed 17.2 million new households, while builders have added 10 million new single-family homes. It could take years for builders to close the gap.
Existing-home sales decreased 1.7 percent annually in January, according to the National Association of Realtors. However, sales did improve 3.1 percent from December.
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