The housing shortage in the U.S. is causing an affordability crisis, says John Defterios. There's not enough young people going into construction to meet demand for homes, he says. The aging workforce of the labor supply side is also a problem, defterios adds. For many degrees, you'd be better off being a plumber and electrician, or even a carpenter than going to college, he writes.

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