The Vacancy Trap: How America Decided Empty Buildings Beat Affordable Homes

In cities where teachers sleep in cars and nurses commute ninety minutes each way, millions of square feet of commercial real estate sit deliberately vacant — kept empty by tax codes, debt structures, and zoning laws that make emptiness more profitable than use. This week we trace the financial architecture behind the housing crisis that nobody in power actually wants to solve. It turns out 'we can't build enough' and 'we won't let anyone build' are two very different problems being sold as one. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.