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> and most (70 or 75%) had lived in homes before. Which seems logical thinking about 2007 rent pricing. > but there's also probably a larger crowd of people jus
by xienze 8y ago
> and most (70 or 75%) had lived in homes before. Which seems logical thinking about 2007 rent pricing.
> but there's also probably a larger crowd of people just hanging on who are getting squeezed out of their apartments over time.
Careful with how "lived in homes before" is defined. Is that "has ever lived in a home before" or "lived in a home and was forced out by increased rent"? The former is something true for just about any person and doesn't mean much WRT the issue.
- hindsightbias 8y agoI can't find the original study, but media reports on it: http://abc7news.com/news/data-shows-sf-has-2nd-highest-homeless-population-in-us/1407123/ http://abc7news.com/news/data-shows-sf-has-2nd-highest-homel... "According to the city's homeless survey, 71 percent were actually living in San Francisco when they lost their homes."