Showing posts with label affordable housing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label affordable housing. Show all posts

Friday, March 18, 2022

Affordable housing in the US is increasingly scarce, making renters ask: Where do we go?

  The United States is facing an expanding gap between how much workers earn and how much they have to pay for housing.

  Workers have faced stagnant wages for the past 40 years. Yet the cost of rent has steadily increased during that time, with sharp increases of 14% to 40%  over the past two years.

  Now, more than ever, workers are feeling the stress of the affordable housing crisis.