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by wu-ikkyu 3280 days ago
Ditto my friend, which is why I used the word "empty" (meaning vacant) rather than "available for sale/rent".

13785000 / 610042 = 22.6

24 empty houses for each homeless American (assuming only the USA) seems like a reasonable estimate, especially since the meme is older than 3 Feb 2012.