builder demand persists as existing homes get pulled off market.
NVR is favored because housing demand stays supported when existing homes are removed from the market and new construction becomes the only option.
The speaker’s mechanism is a supply shift: if existing homes are taken off for sale, the buyer funnel moves to construction. With the existing stock described as very old and requiring many home-depot-type upgrades, buyers have fewer alternatives than purchasing new from builders.
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