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Rent Burden Linked to Postponing Medical Care
More than half of 1,000 renters have put medical care on hold due to cost constraints, according to a survey of renters and medical professionals recently released by...Read more
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Health Begins with Home: Investing in Housing to Improve Health
One in five homes in North Carolina is classified as either substandard or unaffordable.Read more
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Housing Cost Burden Linked to Greater Food Insecurity and Child Poverty
A newly released study by County Health Rankings & Roadmaps finds that households who are severely cost-burdened (spend 50% or more of their income on housing) suffer...Read more
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National Report Finds No State Has Enough Affordable Rental Housing
No state in the nation has enough rental housing affordable to the lowest-income renters, according to the National Low-Income Housing Coalition’s annual “Gap” report.Read more
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Veterans with Military-related Disabilities Face Significant Housing Barriers
A recent survey of veteran renters with military-related disabilities found that understanding and navigating subsidized housing programs, general lack of quality...Read more
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Perception = Reality for Housing-Education Connection
Residents in areas with lower home values perceived worse access to education, according to a new Zillow Aspirations Report that surveyed 10,000 Americans across 20 large...Read more
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New Report Recommends Strategies to Tackle Rental Affordability
The affordability of rental housing has worsened to the point where more than 10 million extremely low-income households are either homeless or forced to choose between...Read more
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Rural Counties in North Carolina Experience Significant Energy Burden
Rural counties in Eastern North Carolina have the most significant energy burdens in the state, according to a revamped...Read more
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Older Adults Increasingly Live in Low-Density Suburbs and Rural Communities
A report by Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies finds that...Read more