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Newsweek

Is This The $129,000 Solution to America's Housing Crisis?

High mortgage rates, lack of supply and elevated prices of homes have made the dream of owning a house for a lot of first-time buyers out of reach. But some experts suggest that one option that could help ameliorate the challenge of affordability in the housing market—manufactured homes, which cost $129,000 on average.

These homes, which are built and then placed on a lot, cost less to build, according to a recent study from researchers at Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies, which could also mean that they'd be cheaper to buy than traditional homes. The researchers point out that building a basic manufactured home could cost 35 percent less than a typical home.

The New York Times

​This Florida Mall Has Gucci, Prada … and Soon, Affordable Housing?

Renters in the Miami metropolitan area are the most cost-burdened in the country, according to a new report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, which measured how many people spent at least 30 percent of their household income on housing. The report also found that Florida was the most unaffordable state for renters, followed by Hawaii and Nevada.

CNBC

Rental markets are softening, but half of U.S. tenants spend more than they can afford, Harvard report finds

“If you go through any sort of life crisis, you’re on the brink of homelessness,” said Whitney Airgood-Obrycki, lead author and senior research associate focused on affordable housing at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.

Half of renters in the U.S. spent more than 30% of their income in 2022 on rent and utilities, according to the new America’s Rental Housing report by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.

CNN

Half of US tenants can’t afford to pay their rent. Here’s what’s ahead

However, median rent is still $309 higher than the same time in 2019, before the pandemic. That’s a 22% increase. And people have been feeling it. In some places, rents aren’t dropping at all. Rent is just increasing at a slower pace. Still, even if rents aren’t dropping like a rock, they aren’t expected to be skyrocketing in the same way this year. This may come as some relief to the 22.4 million households who, according to Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, pay more than a third of their income in rent.

Newsweek

Americans Can't Even Afford Rent

Americans are struggling to pay their rent this month, according to a new report from Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies.

WGBH

Incomes are going up faster than rent. So why is housing still unaffordable?

Renters in the U.S. are spending more of their income on housing than ever before, a new Harvard study shows. What's going on and how can we fix the crisis? Chris Herbert, managing director of Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, the group behind the study, and Lizzi Wyant, deputy executive director for Metropolitan Area Planning Council joined Tori Bedford to discuss.