Renters are feeling the squeeze because the COVID-19 pandemic caused supply chain issues, slowing down home building in the United States. Instead of the usual 5-to-6 month supply of available single-family homes, supply dropped below two months in January 2021. The lack of housing supply means millennials are having a harder time buying a single-family home, which has been the traditional trajectory in the past. 
Ochita lendi apanikizika chifukwa mliri wa COVID-19 umachedwetsa kubwera kwa zinthu, zomwenso zachedwetsa kumanga nyumba ku United States. M'malo mochita ngati kale kuti pa miyezi isanu kapena isanu ndi umodzi nyumba yokhala banja limodzi imakhala yapezeka, tsopano izi zabwerera m'mbuyo ndi miyezi iwiri kuchoka mu Januwale 2021. Kusowa kwa nyumba kukutanthauza kuti anthu a zaka zapakati pa 24 mpaka 40 akuvutika kuti agule nyumba yokhala banja limodzi, ngati momwe zimachitikira m'mbuyomu.