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Re:Newsom signs legislation to boost California’s housing su... by azernik on Saturday September 18, 2021 @11:21PM (#28581406)
Where are you seeing these empty unused lots of land?
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Re:Newsom signs legislation to boost California’s housing su... by gamesetmath on Monday September 20, 2021 @05:09PM (#28599044)
downtown LA has as many unused/vacated units as the number of homeless.
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Re:Newsom signs legislation to boost California’s housing su... by azernik on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @02:22PM (#28619845)
That is the normal frictional vacancy rate, and is mostly temporary. It's also not a problem of buying and holding empty land; by definition, vacancies are on built-up lots, and they generally spike when construction is finished (takes time to rent/sell all the apartments in a new building).

https://la.curbed.com/2020/3/5/21079171/los-angeles-vacancy-...

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