Housing Crisis Stalled by Labor Shortage | Oakland News

A new bipartisan housing law aims to tackle the crisis, but its biggest hurdle? A massive labor shortage in construction—250,000 workers short every month, up from 400,000 at its worst. With demand soaring and supply lagging, prices climb and homes stay out of reach. The fix? The industry needs 700,000 new workers yearly to close a 1.5 million home gap—and surprisingly, these jobs don’t require college degrees. But attracting enough people to replace retiring tradespeople? That’s the real challenge. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/4f367962b8cc6e85