You can't summarize a 4-paragraph nuanced discussion with "Because it is." by cherry-picking one sentence from one study. Even the Wikipedia link, which is likely to be biased in the direction of older research simply due to the volume, points out that there is significant debate around this.

Recent studies conclude with a much more equal gender distribution among victims, as OP points out.

For anybody wondering if there is a difference between domestic abuse and domestic violence, according to the legal system, in the US, there is no clear delineation.

"Although some states use the term domestic violence while others use domestic abuse, the terms describe similar conduct."

http://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/resources/criminal-defe...

Domestic abuse is not the same as domestic violence.

Why would domestic abuse cause women to become homeless more often than men? If a woman runs away from her abuser, there are countless shelters she can go to. If a man runs away from his abuser, there is really nowhere he can go.