There are 16,000,000 empty homes and 500,000 homeless. Office buildings aren't going to be solving any real problem other than the people who own the building being shit out of luck

[–] doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

More supply is more supply. It'll probably drive rent down a bit, assuming the plan works. This makes little difference to unemployed homeless people and does nothing to address the fact that many wealthy people see homes as a tool to secure their capital, but it's not nothing. Hopefully it will help some people who are on the brink be a bit more secure in their housing.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The corporate landlords will just buy them up and let them sit empty the way they have done with at least 4 highrises that I can think of off the top of my head in downtown San Diego. Sure they have rented some of them, but the majority of those buildings sit empty.

No one can afford rent on luxury apartments

[–] Destraight@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Where did you get those numbers from? Where is your source?

[–] Waluigis_Talking_Buttplug@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago (2 children)

https://www.gao.gov/homelessness#:~:text=Issue%20Summary,factors%20like%20higher%20rental%20prices.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/business/economy/us-homeless-population-count.html

https://endhomelessness.org/homelessness-in-america/homelessness-statistics/state-of-homelessness/

https://www.datapandas.org/ranking/homeless-population-by-state

https://www.security.org/resources/homeless-statistics/#:~:text=582%2C462%20individuals%20are%20experiencing%20homelessness,experiencing%20chronic%20patterns%20of%20homelessness.

https://todayshomeowner.com/general/guides/national-homeless-facts-and-statistics/#:~:text=Key%20Homelessness%20Statistics%20and%20Facts%20for%202023,-Globally%2C%201.6%20billion&text=In%20America%2C%20582%2C462%20individuals%20are,complete%20census%20conducted%20in%202020.

www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/report-how-many-homes-are-sitting-empty-in-your-state/amp/

www.forbes.com/sites/brendarichardson/2022/03/07/16-million-homes-lie-empty-and-these-states-are-the-vacancy-hot-spots/amp/

https://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-vacant-homes-are-there-in-the-us/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20Census%20Bureau,vacant%20homes%20nationwide%20in%202022.

https://www.nar.realtor/magazine/real-estate-news/16-million-homes-vacant-in-us

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/05/vacant-seasonal-housing.html

[–] 1847953620@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Thanks Waluigis_Talking_Buttplug

[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

There's no kill like overkill lmao

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Please don't provide this stat without context. It just promotes cynicism and despair. Reality is complex, and our solutions are going to have to be complex.

Many of these vacant homes are nowhere near major homeless populations. But office buildings often are.

https://ggwash.org/view/73234/vacant-houses-wont-solve-our-housing-crisis

Edit: If you prefer videos, here's a good one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xZXdXxYBGU

[–] Grant_M@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

Greedy real estate hogs and speculators are criminals imo.