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U.S. housing stock: vacant rental units 2012-2018
Number of unoccupied rental housing units in the United States from 2012 to 2018 (in millions)
by Jennifer Rudden,
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Mar 26, 2019
The graph illustrates the number of unoccupied housing units that were for rent between 2012 and 2018. In the United States, approximately 3.1 million rental housing units were vacant in 2018.
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by Jennifer Rudden,
last edited
Mar 26, 2019
The graph illustrates the number of unoccupied housing units that were for rent between 2012 and 2018. In the United States, approximately 3.1 million rental housing units were vacant in 2018.
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