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A Gen Xer struggles to afford housing and groceries, but her income is about $100 too high to get help
Melinda Binkley, 56, has tried to apply for safety net programs before but she's told her household…
Allie Kelly
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A policy that's supposed to create more affordable housing often backfires, leaving cities with higher home prices and rents. There's a way to fix that.
Inclusionary zoning is often so expensive that developers build less housing overall. Making it vol…
Eliza Relman
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A 62-year-old employed 'peak boomer' in California makes too much for affordable housing but lives in her car: 'I'll work until I drop'
Cheryl Simmons, 62, is a parking lot attendant making $42,000 a year who lives in her car in San Di…
Noah Sheidlower
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Luxury homes soar to 21 per cent market share; Affordable housing declines to 20 per cent in 5 years
In Q1 2024, of approximately 1.30 lakh homes sold across the top 7 cities, luxury homes priced abov…
ANI
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If you want a high-paying job and a more affordable house, move to the Rockies or the South
Places like Utah and Idaho are doing well, but New York is becoming more distressed.
Juliana Kaplan
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After 2 years of applying for the NYC housing lottery, she finally won her bid. Now she pays $1,000 in rent for her Manhattan apartment.
In 2018, the odds of winning the affordable-housing lottery were 1 in 592, The New York Times repor…
Amanda Goh
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New York City briefly opened its housing voucher waitlist. But getting that assistance is as unlikely as getting into Harvard.
When New York City briefly opened its housing voucher waitlist for the first time in 15 years, more…
Eliza Relman
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Arlington, Virginia, gave $500 to low-income families no strings attached. It helped them catch up on bills, but many still struggle to afford housing.
Arlington's Guarantee helped participants secure better jobs and pay off debts, though participants…
Noah Sheidlower
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Parents with young kids are fleeing New York City in droves. Skyrocketing housing and daycare costs are to blame.
Families with kids under six are leaving New York City at twice the rate of other New Yorkers.
Eliza Relman
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An ALICE has $250,000 in student loan debt and left teaching for a stable job: 'There are many teaching college who are hungry and can't go to the doctor'
Murphy Pizza, 51, worked as an adjunct professor for most of her career. She left academia because …
Allie Kelly
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A boomer couple lives on Social Security and receives $23 a month from SNAP for food: 'How are we to survive?'
Mary Dacus and her husband live paycheck to paycheck on their Social Security income. They struggle…
Allie Kelly
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A DC basic income program is letting people choose the amount on their checks. A participant said $1,400 a month is what she needs to pay medical bills.
Deborah Ogarro Kelly, 47, receives $1,400 a month from a Washington DC basic income program. She us…
Allie Kelly
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More people may never own a home they're the 'forever renters'
Some people can't afford to buy a property, and others don't want the hassle. But renters have less…
Theron Mohamed
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A 27-year-old Berkeley city council member wanted to build more affordable housing. Relentless harassment from 'left NIMBYs' pushed him to resign.
Former Berkeley city council member Rigel Robinson wanted more housing, but anti-development NIMBYs…
Ayelet Sheffey,Eliza Relman
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New York tech workers make $135,000 on average, but can't afford the vast majority of apartments on the market
Tech workers are flooding into New York City, but they're having a hard time finding places to live…
Eliza Relman,Madison Hoff
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The US wants to boost affordable housing by using billions in unspent COVID aid
The Treasury Department has freed up funds from COVID-era programs to support national housing proj…
Filip De Mott
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A rural Kansas county wants remote workers to move there. It's giving new residents $4,500 cash, an internet stipend, and fresh eggs.
Looking for a change? A rural county in Kansas is offering $4,500 cash and other perks for remote w…
Allie Kelly
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China just unveiled the strongest remedies yet for its troubled housing market
Beijing is removing floors on mortgage rates, offering cheaper housing loans, and reducing minimum …
Theron Mohamed
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Chinese shoppers are buying less than they used to but they're spending on experiences
China's property market was still struggling as April new-home prices fell at their fastest pace in…
Huileng Tan
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Investors bought a record 26% of the affordable houses in the US last quarter
"If the Fed cuts interest rates later this year as expected, we may see more investors wade into th…