The US is short nearly 4 million homes

(NewsNation) — The housing supply gap continues to persist, with the nation short nearly 4 million homes. While new home construction picked up last year for the first time since 2016, the housing gap — the shortage of available and affordable housing — totaling 3.8 million remains, according to a new analysis from Realtor.com.The company measured the housing supply gap using data on new home construction, household formations and pent-up housing demand.The analysis f