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I hate the word "home" in a real estate context. You do not buy a home. You buy a house and make it a home by living there with your family.
Similarly, "houselessness" is a dumb euphemism because what homeless people lack is literally a home, not just a house.
except that you can have a home without having a house, so "houselessness" would be more accurate with that logic
I guess that's true, though the biggest problem homeless people have is typically lacking a home. It feels a little off to me to describe someone who feels at home living itinerantly as homeless.
Excellent points.
I love the phrase "This is not a crack house, it's a crack HOME"
I agree that a house is not a home, but what do you tell people when you're buying a "house" but it could actually be a condo or a townhouse? When I say house, people assume I'm talking about a single-family house with a yard, driveway, etc. Is there a better word to encompass different property types that can become your home?