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A big reason why homebuilders are hurting: 18.6 million housing units in the United States are unoccupied
  • Salon readers naturally assume they're all 5000sqft palaces

    But you don't know that. It's equally likely that it's the typical ubiquitous L.I. Ranch Home circa 1967 since those property values are astronomical. Or it could be in Compton, CA where parts of that funhouse have median values in the Mid-$400K's.

    You really need to disabuse yourselves of this fake overall and pipewrench class warfare nonsense. Housing problems cut across all strata.