There is a housing shortage, but I bet you knew that. But have you ever wondered why?
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- The inventory challenge is not an economic issue.
- The real estate industry needs to learn how to explain itself better.
- Zestimates changed how consumers gained information, but few have been able to replicate the simplicity of it as a communications vehicle.
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