Study: Housing Unaffordable for Half of U.S. Renters

According to a study, housing has become unaffordable for half of renters in the U.S.

  • The study comes from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, which covered rent spikes in 2022.
  • It found that half of U.S. renters were spending 30% of their income to cover rent and utilities.
  • Almost half of these people paid more than 50% of their income and were considered "severely cost-burdened."
  • The study also revealed that homelessness rates in the nation had reached record highs last year.

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