return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 3 months agoHomelessness surged 18% to a new record in 2024 amid a lack of affordable housing across the U.S.www.cbsnews.comvideomessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up16arrow-down1videoHomelessness surged 18% to a new record in 2024 amid a lack of affordable housing across the U.S.www.cbsnews.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square7fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaregedaliyah@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months 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-squarelolrightythen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoI’ve always wondered about the state of those vacant homes. But yeah - a roof is a roof
minus-squareDudewitbow@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months 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.
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?
I’ve always wondered about the state of those vacant homes.
But yeah - a roof is a roof
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!”