Thursday, February 23, 2012

Why Renters Rule U.S. Housing Market (Part 2)

Bloomberg reports:
There are about 2 million excess housing units in the U.S., over and above normal inventory working levels. Before the housing collapse began in 2006, housing starts and completions were volatile but averaged about 1.5 million per year. So a 2 million excess is much more than the previous annual average build.