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title: "Housing for California: The Solution is Supply"
description: Join the California Association of REALTORS® campaign to address California's housing supply crisis.
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# [Housing for California: The Solution is Supply](https://go.sdar.com/government/housing-for-california-the-solution-is-supply)

 Written by [Ryan Maxson, Vice President of Government and Public Affairs](https://go.sdar.com/government/author/ryan-maxson-vice-president-of-government-and-public-affairs) | Aug 14, 2019 10:31:49 PM

Did you know the housing shortage is costing California $140 billion per year1 and resulting in housing costs about 2.5 times the national average2? The California Association of REALTORS® launched "Housing for California", a campaign aimed at addressing the problem by encouraging lawmakers to advance measures to increase the housing supply. Learn more or sign on to support at: [housingforcalifornia.com](http://housingforcalifornia.com/) 

1  A Tool Kit to Close California’s Housing Gap, McKinsey Global Institute, October 2016

2 California Association of REALTORS®, National Association of REALTORS®

 

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