Labor shortages and high cost of materials depress homebuilding, industry says

Labor shortages and high cost of materials depress homebuilding, industry says. Chris Herbert, July 18, 2018, Audio, "Data out today from the Department of Commerce gives us our latest indication that the housing market may be slowing. Housing starts, a statistic that charts when construction begins on the foundation of a new building intended primarily for residential use, declined in June from the month before. Residential building permits also dropped last month." Link   http://play.publicradio.org/api-2.0.1/o/marketplace/segments/2018/07/18/mp_20180718_seg_19_64.mp3