Inventory currently stands at 6.6 months supply, or 162, 000 new homes, according to the report from the U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development also released March residential construction numbers this week.

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