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Not to be intentionally contrarian, but do you have a data source for the vacancy rate? My understanding is that some states have been losing people net and ha
by mirntyfirty 5y ago
Not to be intentionally contrarian, but do you have a data source for the vacancy rate?
My understanding is that some states have been losing people net and have still had rents and home values skyrocket. I think an increase in Airbnb would be one possible contributor.
- TameAntelope 5y agoC'mon folks, I know it's fun to slap, "Source?" on every comment, but it took me ~15 seconds to find a number of places where this data exists and is readily available. [0] 'xnx did the same thing as a sibling comment, but I just wanted to add that we can do better! This info is super readily available. [0] https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RRVRUSQ156N https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RRVRUSQ156N
- hall0ween 5y agoWhile I agree people have the ability to look up others’ claims for themselves, it’s a lazy way to go about it — I make an argument and then say “you look it up!”
- xnx 5y agoFirst result: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RRVRUSQ156N https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RRVRUSQ156N
- datavirtue 5y agoThe problem is so bad that you can lose population and still be under water with the housing supply.
- sportslife 5y agoAt the national level, a quick look says population/total units is holding steady, or maybe even trending lower. 1. Population: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/POPTOTUSA647NWDB https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/POPTOTUSA647NWDB 2. Housing Units: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/ETOTALUSQ176N https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/ETOTALUSQ176N