This situation isn’t just pandemic-related — we started 2020 with record-low inventory, and it’s only dropped from there. In fact, the inventory crisis has been a decade in the making, driven by five major trends that are unlikely to change anytime soon.
Source: Inman News
What’s driving the real estate inventory crisis? These 5 trends
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