Hard to know when/if it will get better. It used to be that it was just the urban areas where prices were surging but now they're getting expensive in a lot of rural areas as houses in those places get bought up.
Part of it is we've been underbuilding for a long time and especially underbuilding smaller, more affordable housing. I was reading the other day it's started to become a problem even for Boomer empty nesters who want to downsize but can't because there aren't enough smaller homes on the market.
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