"No more talking about the homeless"

[Ballenxj]

 Those homes were owned by banks. Banks are for profit companies, not social services. 

There lays a huge part of the problem. When Banks say they are your friend, I have to contest that. 
Another player in the real estate market that people may not be aware of are hospitals. Ever wonder why all those papers you sign list assets as well? 
An old friend (now deceased) once told me that a hospital he worked for in Reno, NV. owned almost the entire neighborhood behind it.