Chicago area home construction is up 5.6 percent annually through the second quarter of this year, according to a recent study by the housing research company Metrostudy, the Chicago Tribune reports today in the article, “Chicago-area housing construction at a seven-year high, study says.” Low inventory has been an issue in the housing market recovery. Read the article to learn more about the economic factors affecting homebuilding trends.

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