Investing··11 min
Why the Structural Housing Deficit Won't Fix Itself No Matter What the Fed Does
Rate cuts make monthly payments smaller. They do not build houses. The US supply gap grew to 4.03 million homes in 2025 even as the Fed cut 175 basis points, because the shortage lives in permits, labor, and materials, not in the fed funds rate.
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