12-18-2021, 06:53 PM
(12-18-2021, 05:39 PM)ijmorlan Wrote:(12-18-2021, 03:17 PM)tomh009 Wrote: Checking whether a store is actually open is prett easy. Identifying condos that are empty is much more difficult, though.
How many hours a week does it need to be open? What if it’s being renovated? Etc.
Not saying it’s impossible, just saying it’s easier said than done.
Also, we need to ask why basic economic incentives aren’t enough. How can it make sense to leave something of high value like a storefront vacant?
Yeah, I mean, I don't think it's necessarily harder to tell than with housing, but certainly it isn't trivial.
As for why high value storefronts are being left vacant, or worse, turned into parking lots...well...you have to look at the perverse incentives our society has...