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Homelessness and Housing Shortages

The issues of homelessness and housing shortages, and how vacant units can address them.

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Jan 24, 2026
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Which US cities have the highest rates of homelessness with the least resources

Cities with the largest problems combined with the least capacity to absorb them cluster where housing is expensive and supply is tight—, , , / on the West Coast, , and stand out as places with very h...

Jan 21, 2026
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How many empty homes are in the United States?

Official datasets and major analyses converge on roughly 14.8–16 million vacant housing units — roughly 9–10% of the housing stock — but the meaning of “empty” depends on definitions: many are seasona...