The home inventory crunch is starting to ease but would-be buyers are still wary.

The National Association of Home Builders Housing Trends Report recently noted the inventory of unsold homes rose 3.3% to 1.25 million from May to June 2021, according to Realtor.com.

However, 64% of would-be buyers expect finding the right home will be harder or not change much, up from 54% in the last quarter of 2020, NAHB found in its polling.

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