• Telodzrum@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    There are over 145,000,000 housing units in the United States.

    Urban centers should have drastically more rental units than urban, exurban, and rural tracts. An unoccupied rate of 5% is pretty good to cover units in transition.

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      5 months ago

      So if an average of 2-3 people are in a home there are enough. Since our current system puts home ownership just out of reach, selling former rental properties and properties owned by overseas investors would probably be the bump we need.

      I’m worried that large developments could be harmful to the environment and a waste of resources.