You may not believe it, but the situation is very well documented and certainly a thing that is removing housing stock from cities around the world. Housing ha

You may not believe it, but the situation is very well documented and certainly a thing that is removing housing stock from cities around the world. Housing has a value as an investment, and leaving the housing unoccupied reduces the cost to maintain the investment. Tenants have a lot of protections in many jurisdictions, and an owner is responsible for maintenance, depreciation and damages, while a tenant cannot be evicted by the landlord who wants to sell a unit without a substantial waiting period, if at all. https://bostonagentmagazine.com/2018/09/11/study-bostons-new-luxury-towers-largely-sit-empty/ https://bostonagentmagazine.com/2018/09/11/study-bostons-new... https://nypost.com/2021/08/05/nearly-half-of-luxury-units-empty-in-billionaires-row-buildings/ https://nypost.com/2021/08/05/nearly-half-of-luxury-units-em... https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/upshot/when-the-empty-apartment-next-door-is-owned-by-an-oligarch.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/upshot/when-the-empty-apa...