The US has empty buildings it could use to tackle homelessness. Why is it selling them off?

With hundreds of thousands of people unhoused, government red tape prevents properties from going to housing non-profits

The US does not have enough housing for unhoused people or for migrants. Yet each year the federal government, the nation's largest single owner of real estate, identifies dozens of empty buildings it owns that can be made available to help with the problem. Few end up housing or helping those in need.

Why isn't the government tapping into this reserve to help fix some of the most pressing social issues of our time?