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2022 Lake of the Ozarks Housing Study – Where We Stand and Where We Need to Be

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Even before the completion of the 2022 Lake of the Ozarks Housing Study, it was obvious that a focus on increasing availability of housing was of utmost priority. Lack of available housing impacts economic growth and presents a serious challenge to small businesses at Lake of the Ozarks when it comes to keeping a consistent workforce in place. So as we a strategize on solutions, in order to be most effective, we need specific data that tells us where to target efforts to alleviate the most urgent needs first. The 2022 Housing Study provides that data. You can see the full report under the Demographics and Statistics Tab on our website . If you are interested in the main takeaways we learned from the 2022 Lake of the Ozarks Housing Study , today's blog is a summary from the report we wanted to share with you.  Multiple Factors at Work Many factors continue to drive the cost of housing in our area including construction costs, construction and building capacity, and lot location and