In this blazing-hot housing market of severe home shortages and rapidly rising prices, many buyers around the country have found themselves left shivering in the cold. But while builders would love to swoop in, construct a bunch of homes, and save the day (while making bucketloads of cash), they can’t. They simply don’t have the manpower.
Construction workers have become an increasingly rare and precious commodity in today’s housing market. The national labor shortage is dramatically slowing down builders—many of whom already have their hands full with remodeling homes for baby boomers planning to age in place, and rebuilding thousands of homes ravaged by last year’s hurricanes and wildfires. Combined with overall rising construction costs, it means an influx of new homes to ease the housing shortage and tame runaway prices isn’t coming anytime soon.
Skilled workers such as home framers, electricians, plumbers, masons, carpenters, and HVAC installers are especially in demand, builders say.
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