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- Ketchum, Idaho, Has Plenty of Available Jobs, but Workers Can’t Afford Housing https://www.wsj.com/articles/ketchum-idaho-has-plenty-of-available-jobs-but-workers-cant-afford-housing-11625659200 205 comments
- Housing Can’t Be Both Affordable and a Good Investment (2018) https://www.citylab.com/perspective/2018/11/housing-cant-both-be-a-good-investment-and-be-affordable/574813/ 487 comments
- Visualized: The Decline of Affordable Housing in the U.S. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/the-decline-of-affordable-housing-in-the-us/ 8 comments wallstreetbets
- One-on-one: Bernie Sanders talks Medicare for All, affordable housing https://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/dec/14/one-on-one-bernie-sanders-talks-medicare-for-all-a/ 23 comments politics
- Bernie Sanders, in Las Vegas, Previews Plan for Affordable Housing https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/14/us/politics/bernie-sanders-housing.html 10 comments politics
- Lost insurance on house and can't afford to repair it https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/ac1env/lost_insurance_on_house_and_cant_afford_to_repair/ 13 comments personalfinance
- Can we afford a $950k house? https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/7v8bfe/can_we_afford_a_950k_house/ 14 comments personalfinance
- How much house can I afford? https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/776ce7/how_much_house_can_i_afford/ 42 comments personalfinance
- Can we afford this house? https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/6uil0n/can_we_afford_this_house/ 48 comments personalfinance
- How much house can I afford? https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/6o8pfx/how_much_house_can_i_afford/ 53 comments personalfinance
- Can I afford this house? https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/6nrpxg/can_i_afford_this_house/ 29 comments personalfinance
- New Job: How much Housing can I afford? https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/4wljri/new_job_how_much_housing_can_i_afford/ 22 comments personalfinance
- Sanders Details Affordable Housing Plan https://berniesanders.com/sanders-details-affordable-housing-plan/ 363 comments politics
- Is Hawaiʻi’s Historic Investment In Affordable Housing Paying Off? https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/01/is-hawai%ca%bbis-historic-investment-in-affordable-housing-paying-off/ 3 comments politics
- Kamala Harris has supported affordable housing in the past. This refloated policy might benefit renters https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/25/kamala-harris-has-supported-affordable-housing-in-the-past.html 93 comments economics
- ‘This has to stop’: A young man on TikTok says he and his wife make $120K/year — but can only afford this 1 run-down house. Why Gen Z, millennials are using 'quiet quitting' to cope https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stop-young-man-tiktok-says-121500928.html 23 comments economics
- Florida leaders poised to cut affordable housing to pay for sewers, sea-level rise https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-affordable-housing-environment-sweep-20210331-qiwybeijwfgifco3idpgxde6my-story.html#nt=pf-triple%20chain~politics-top-stories~feed-driven%20flex%20feature~automated~story-1~qiwybeijwfgifco3idpgxde6my~1~1~1~8~art%20yes 14 comments politics
- Trump brags about pushing affordable housing out of good neighborhoods https://cnn.com/cnn/2020/07/29/politics/donald-trump-suburbs-housing/index.html 9 comments politics
- 84% of Canadians feel housing affordability negatively affects their lives https://biv.com/article/2019/10/84-canadians-feel-housing-affordability-negatively-affects-their-lives 94 comments worldnews
- A Conversation with Sen. Bernie Sanders on Affordable Housing https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/a-conversation-with-sen-bernie-sanders-on-affordable-housing-533305611.html 5 comments politics
- Google's Mountain View development plans include affordable housing https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/09/google-mountain-view-development-plans/ 5 comments politics
- Is it a good idea to try to buy a house soon? And if so how much can we realistically afford? https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/8whtif/is_it_a_good_idea_to_try_to_buy_a_house_soon_and/ 7 comments personalfinance
- State legislature approves 'momentous' $570M affordable housing deal http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/38034182/state-legislature-approves-momentous-570m-affordable-housing-deal 3 comments politics
- Went from 40k a year to 60k a year and want to buy our first house. Realistically what can we afford? https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/5wtxwk/went_from_40k_a_year_to_60k_a_year_and_want_to/ 10 comments personalfinance
- San Jose affordable housing law faces key legal test-- "Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance" challenged as a taking http://realestate.mercurynews.com/2015/04/08/san-jose-affordable-housing-law-faces-key-legal-test/ 3 comments law
- Half of Americans can’t afford their house https://secure.marketwatch.com/story/over-50-of-americans-struggle-with-home-affordability-2014-06-03 4 comments economy
- Hexagonal homes could make new housing affordable for millenials and others just starting out. http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jun/28/hexagonal-homes-hivehaus-first-time-buyers-property-ladder?cmp=fb_gu 22 comments technology
- Landlords have a new solution to the housing shortage – live in a garage: as pressure for affordable housing grows, planning officers fear that parts of London may soon resemble Kolkata's slums http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jun/06/landlords-solution-housing-shortage-live-garage 59 comments europe
- This 41-year-old mom couldn’t afford to buy a house in Atlanta—so she bought one in Italy for $62,000 https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/business/money-report/this-41-year-old-mom-couldnt-afford-to-buy-a-house-in-atlanta-so-she-bought-one-in-italy-for-62000/4950631/ 171 comments upliftingnews
- Colorado Governor's affordable housing plan relies on strategic growth, cutting red tape https://gazette.com/colorado_politics/governors-affordable-housing-plan-relies-on-strategic-growth-cutting-red-tape/article_aae55cae-1fbc-54b9-9e09-117357c4e203.html 2 comments politics
- Can't afford a house deposit? Pay in garlic, say Chinese builders https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/07/05/cant-afford-house-deposit-pay-garlic-say-chinese-builders/ 10 comments worldnews
- Mumbai residents have the fastest-growing salaries in India but still can’t afford a house https://qz.com/india/1587136/mumbai-home-rates-are-so-high-that-a-salary-hike-cant-help-much/ 38 comments india
- The 35-day government shutdown created long-term affordable housing concerns https://finance.yahoo.com/news/government-shutdown-impact-on-housing-204820857.html 4 comments politics
- CNN always reports about nice million dollar houses. Why can't they show us homes at a median price, those that real people can afford? http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/real_estate/0706/gallery.june_million_dollar_houses/ 3 comments reddit.com
- "It is absurd to mandate that people purchase what they cannot afford and to fine them for failing to do so... These proposals are like solving the homeless problem by requiring the homeless to purchase a house. " -- on the Health Care Mandate http://counterpunch.org/roberts09142009.html 40 comments business
- Factory can build houses faster, cheaper, and better than traditional homebuilders. “In the United States, we’re under-supplied and housing needs to be more affordable. I think offsite manufacturing is definitely part of the solution,” says CEO of America’s third-largest home construction company. https://time.com/6237782/modular-homes-affordability/ 168 comments upliftingnews
- Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Catalyzes more than $700 Million in Private Sector Commitments to Make EV Charging More Affordable and Accessible | The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/06/28/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-catalyzes-more-than-700-million-in-private-sector-commitments-to-make-ev-charging-more-affordable-and-accessible/ 9 comments politics
- Home prices in Vancouver are quadruple what average millennial can afford: report - On average, Canadian millennials would need to nearly double their average income in order to bridge the gap, according to the study. Either that, or the average price for a house would need to come down by half. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/home-prices-vancouver-twice-what-millennials-can-afford-1.5172388 321 comments worldnews
- We're moving to the D.C. area for a new job that pays $110k, and my wife will be able to find a job that pays $45k - $60kish (Social Worker). We want to buy a house in a suburb. What cost range could we reasonably afford? I'm also eligible for the VA guarantee if that helps. https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/6n2gjo/were_moving_to_the_dc_area_for_a_new_job_that/ 60 comments personalfinance
- The House-Passed Health Bill Can’t Be Fixed: Virtually every provision causes people to lose coverage, makes coverage less affordable or less comprehensive, or cuts taxes for high-income people. http://www.cbpp.org/research/health/the-house-passed-health-bill-cant-be-fixed 7 comments politics