A Dallas Fed working paper finds unauthorized immigration contributed 20% to rent growth and 30% to home price increases in metro areas, intensifying the U.S. housing affordability crisis. Proptech firms face both demand tailwinds for rental and sales platforms and supply-side headwinds from potential labor shortages in construction.
A Fed working paper links a 1% increase in undocumented workers relative to the workforce to a housing price shock, with no wage decline. For proptech, this signals demand volatility and a critical need for supply-side innovation.
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