In Feb Bloomberg reported -- A record 19 million U.S. homes stood empty at the end of 2008 and homeownership fell to an eight-year low as banks seized homes faster than they could sell them. 

They also said: the report counted 4.1 million vacant homes for rent and 4.8 million seasonal properties. 

read the full report here.

Here is an sobering panoramic shot of an entire street up one side and down the other with each home on the street stitched together.

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then

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The guy who took the pictures said it looked like two of the houses were occupied.  It looks to me like the entire neighborhood needs to be dozed.  

Feel free to comment.  What do you think?