@return2ozma to News • 1 month agoHomelessness surged 18% to a new record in 2024 amid a lack of affordable housing across the U.S.www.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square26arrow-up1268arrow-down17cross-posted to: [email protected]aboringdystopia[email protected]
arrow-up1261arrow-down1external-linkHomelessness surged 18% to a new record in 2024 amid a lack of affordable housing across the U.S.www.cbsnews.com@return2ozma to News • 1 month agomessage-square26cross-posted to: [email protected]aboringdystopia[email protected]
minus-square@gedaliyahMlink41•1 month agoAlso a good time to remember that 7% of homes in the USA are vacant right now. How many people could we house if we tried a little harder?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink39•1 month agoand its crazy because in some large cities like San Jose, which appears to have about 12,000 vacant homes while it has about 9000 unhoused people. There are literally more empty homes than there are homeless people in the city.
minus-square@lolrightythenlink4•1 month agoI’ve always wondered about the state of those vacant homes. But yeah - a roof is a roof
Also a good time to remember that 7% of homes in the USA are vacant right now.
How many people could we house if we tried a little harder?
and its crazy because in some large cities like San Jose, which appears to have about 12,000 vacant homes while it has about 9000 unhoused people. There are literally more empty homes than there are homeless people in the city.
Priorities are the damnedest thing
“But muh investment!”
I’ve always wondered about the state of those vacant homes.
But yeah - a roof is a roof