Homebuilders struggle with labor, material shortages

On today’s episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with Real Estate Reporter Brooklee Han about the home-building sector and what we’re seeing in construction employment, wait times for materials, costs of materials and more. The two also talk about the role of Russian money in the U.S. real estate market and how that’s been affected by the war with Ukraine.

HW Media articles related to this episode:

• Skilled labor is returning to homebuilding
• "It's crazy": Homebuilders big and small struggle to finish projects
• Ukraine conflict unlikely to directly impact US housing market: NAR