A growing number of Americans could soon be living in shopping malls, as builders look to reinvent dying retail spaces to fix the nation’s housing shortage. The math is simple: there are not enough homes for sale in the U.S. market compared to the number of Americans who need one—assuming they could afford it—while there are hundreds of “ghost” and “zombie” malls scattered across the nation, which have shut down or are facing closure due to falling sales and dwindling visits. As of 2024, there