Germain is “cost-burdened,” a Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) term for people who spend at least 30% of their monthly income on housing. It’s an attribute Germain shares ...

Nearly half of those people were severely cost-burdened, paying more than 50% of ... At the same time, she says the market has lost millions of low-rent units for $600 a month or less.

Medical debt is a big burden for the middle class. Almost a quarter of middle-class Americans, or 17 million people, had unpaid health care bills in 2020, a larger share than those higher and ...

Their budgets strained, Miami metro residents are distressed about life in their increasingly unaffordable community. More than three-quarters of South Floridians report difficulty paying for ...