@return2ozma to News • 3 days agoHomelessness surged 18% to a new record in 2024 amid a lack of affordable housing across the U.S.www.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square26arrow-up1266arrow-down16cross-posted to: [email protected]aboringdystopia[email protected]
arrow-up1260arrow-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 • 3 days agomessage-square26cross-posted to: [email protected]aboringdystopia[email protected]
minus-square@gedaliyahMlink40•3 days 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]linkfedilink38•3 days 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@lolrightythenlink3•2 days 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
I’ve always wondered about the state of those vacant homes.
But yeah - a roof is a roof
“But muh investment!”