Actually it stays present! [1] When controlled for any number of factors homelessness is clearly a housing issue.

> [1] https://homelessnesshousingproblem.com/

Sounds like people are willing to pay more to live in places that aren't a police state.

I'm about to blow your mind with a simple phrase: correlation is not causation.

Seriously though, you have an unsupported belief and you're looking to cherry-pick ways to support it. It's not rational.