Bakken: Think Your Community Has a Housing Shortage???
![Bakken Drilling Rig -Williston, ND Bakken Drilling Rig -Williston, ND](http://www.regiontrack.com/www/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/100_0647-300x168.jpg)
Had the great pleasure of taking a trip yesterday to Williston, North Dakota to see firsthand the economic activity underlying the development of the Bakken oil formation. It was an amazing sight, one I suspect is typical of the early oil and gas booms that reshaped areas of Pennsylvania, California, Texas, and Oklahoma.
The most interesting issue they face is coping with a lack of housing in the region given the tremendous population explosion. Cities I have worked with in the past have often lamented the housing shortages they face. I think now I really know what a housing shortage looks like.