Can 3D printing become a solution for the housing shortage?

There's a quote, "A house is made of walls and beams, a home is built with love and dreams." What if that house is built with a 3D printer? It doesn't change the quote, but only a handful of people in the U.S. live in these types of houses. Some, including an ASU real estate expert, believe this will soon change.

There's a quote, "A house is made of walls and beams, a home is built with love and dreams." What if that house is built with a 3D printer? It doesn't change the quote, but only a handful of people in the U.S. live in these types of houses. Some, including an ASU real estate expert, believe this will soon change because of 3D-printing technology’s potential to reduce construction times and costs.

In this story aired Feb. 23, 2022, on Arizona PBS:

I would say, in between five and 10 years, we may see more of it, if it continues to prove to be an effective, efficient means of construction delivery.

– Mark Stapp, executive director of the Master of Real Estate Development program and Fred E. Taylor Professor in Real Estate