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> There are enough homes in the US, as far as I know. 1.8% of all homes in the U.S. are vacant[1], as compared to 0.17% of the population who are homeless. [1
by Splognosticus 8y ago
> There are enough homes in the US, as far as I know.
1.8% of all homes in the U.S. are vacant[1], as compared to 0.17% of the population who are homeless.
[1] https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/currenthvspress.pdf https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/currenthvspress.pdf
[2] https://www.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/2017-AHAR-Part-1.pdf https://www.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/2017-AHAR-P...
- jhbadger 8y agoIt's not like most vacant houses are perfectly fine though. These numbers presumably include the decaying abandoned houses in places like Detroit which were abandoned because people couldn't make a living there.