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Re:Vacant Homes Are a Global Epidemic, and Paris Is Fighting... by throwaway2048 on Sunday March 05, 2017 @12:10PM (#13796980)
Something to keep in mind, there is a lot of pressure to under-report vacancy rates, property managers benefit when vancancy is low.
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Re:Vacant Homes Are a Global Epidemic, and Paris Is Fighting... by hyperpape on Sunday March 05, 2017 @12:12PM (#13796996)
That only matters if the under-reporting is biased towards certain cities. If there's a general incentive, then the 6.8 average for the US is also lower than the real rate.
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