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Commentary: Solving construction worker shortage is key to Canada's housing growth, as 22% of these workers could retire over next decade; Canada may need 500,000 more construction workers on average to build all the homes needed between now and 2030

John Burns Consulting identifies ways to alleviate US housing undersupply of 2.1 million units, such as simplifying homes to make them more affordable, using tech to build homes in less time, government support like tax credits for developers and builders

US existing-home sales fell 4.3% in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.19 million; inventory of unsold existing homes increased 4.7% to 1.11 million, the equivalent of 3.2 months of the monthly sales pace: NAR

Number of US home sales in March increased 21.6% month-over-month, median home sales price rose 1.5% to US$415,000; for-sale home inventory was up 7.7% from February and 24.2% year-over-year: Re/Max

Median US home sale price rose 4.7% year-over-year to US$380,250 in the four-week period ended Apr. 14, median asking price of new listings increased 6.4% to US$413,225; new listings increased 10.8%, while total listings increased 9.6%: Redfin

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