30-YR FIXED6.55%▲ +0.0615-YR FIXED5.93%▲ +0.1110-YR TREASURY4.57%▲ +0.0230-YR TREASURY5.09%▲ +0.015-YR TREASURY4.28%▲ +0.022-YR TREASURY4.16%▲ +0.03FED FUNDS3.75%▬ 0.00SOFR3.62%▼ -0.02DOW52,146▼ -407S&P 5007,458▼ -76Freddie Mac · U.S. Treasury · Federal Reserve via FRED®30-YR FIXED6.55%▲ +0.0615-YR FIXED5.93%▲ +0.1110-YR TREASURY4.57%▲ +0.0230-YR TREASURY5.09%▲ +0.015-YR TREASURY4.28%▲ +0.022-YR TREASURY4.16%▲ +0.03FED FUNDS3.75%▬ 0.00SOFR3.62%▼ -0.02DOW52,146▼ -407S&P 5007,458▼ -76Freddie Mac · U.S. Treasury · Federal Reserve via FRED®
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The National Housing Deficit Stopped Getting Worse in 2024, Holding at 4.7 Million

A construction boom helped hold the deficit nearly flat in 2024, growing by just 43,000 homes, the smallest increase in years The post The National Housing Deficit Stopped Getting Worse in 2024, Holding at 4.7 Million appeared first on Zillow Research.

Curated & analyzed by Omar Murillo, Everhome Real Estate · CA DRE #01244077  |  Published July 19, 2026  |  1 min read  |  Coverage: Bay Area
Curated News BriefBased on original reporting by Zillow Research (July 15, 2026). The summary below is the Journal’s; the local analysis is original commentary by Omar Murillo.

A construction boom helped hold the deficit nearly flat in 2024, growing by just 43,000 homes, the smallest increase in years The post The National Housing Deficit Stopped Getting Worse in 2024, Holding at 4.7 Million appeared first on Zillow Research.

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Source & AttributionOriginal story: “The National Housing Deficit Stopped Getting Worse in 2024, Holding at 4.7 Million” — Zillow Research, July 15, 2026. Read the full article at the source. Commentary and Bay Area analysis on this page are original to The Bay Area Real Estate Journal.

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Omar Murillo is a Fremont native and Bay Area real estate broker with 28 years in the business, and co-founder of Everhome Real Estate, an 18-agent brokerage serving the SF Bay Area and Silicon Valley. He covers the Fremont, Tri-City, East Bay, and Silicon Valley housing markets with particular focus on listing strategy, property preparation, and negotiation.

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