I keep hearing that empty office buildings are an economic time bomb. I keep hearing that housing inventory is low which is why house prices are high. Why can’t we convert offices to homes?

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I keep hearing that empty office buildings are an economic time bomb. I keep hearing that housing inventory is low which is why house prices are high. Why can’t we convert offices to homes?

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Answer 1

Literally just listened to a podcast explaining this.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/99-invisible/id394775318?i=1000626136081