return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoHomelessness surged 18% to a new record in 2024 amid a lack of affordable housing across the U.S.www.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1268arrow-down17
arrow-up1261arrow-down1external-linkHomelessness 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 · 1 year agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squaregedaliyah@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up44arrow-down3·1 year agoAlso 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-up40arrow-down1·1 year agoand 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-up21arrow-down1·1 year agoPriorities are the damnedest thing
minus-squarereturn2ozma@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down3·1 year ago“But muh investment!”
minus-squarelolrightythen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoI’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