return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 年前Homelessness surged 18% to a new record in 2024 amid a lack of affordable housing across the U.S.www.cbsnews.comvideomessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1238arrow-down16
arrow-up1232arrow-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 · 2 年前message-square25fedilink
minus-squaregedaliyah@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up42arrow-down3·2 年前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?
minus-squareDudewitbow@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up38arrow-down1·2 年前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.
minus-squarebobs_monkey@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down1·2 年前Priorities are the damnedest thing
minus-squarelolrightythen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 年前I’ve always wondered about the state of those vacant homes. But yeah - a roof is a roof
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?
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!”
I’ve always wondered about the state of those vacant homes.
But yeah - a roof is a roof