{
  "id": 6241497,
  "title": "Why thousands of US affordable homes are sitting vacant while renters remain homeless",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/why-thousands-of-us-affordable-homes-are-sitting-vacant-while-renters",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-08T04:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/real-estate/news/why-thousands-of-us-affordable-homes-are-sitting-vacant-while-renters-remain-homeless/articleshow/133891438.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Thousands of affordable housing units sit vacant across US cities. Poorest renters face severe housing shortages and high rental costs. Many subsidized homes target higher incomes, leaving the lowest earners with few choices. Developers find building for the poorest renters economically challenging without significant subsidies. This disparity leaves many individuals like Mathew Davis searching…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}