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6.26.2024 -

These cities have 'impossibly unaffordable' housing, report finds

Across the globe, people living in major cities are struggling to find affordable housing options. A recent report from Chapman University and the Frontier Centre for Public Policy in Canada identified which cities are "impossibly unaffordable" for the average resident. Researchers analyzed the average incomes with average home prices of nearly 100 major cities in …

6.25.2024 -

Cincinnati homeless settlement: 'Tremendous victory for social justice'

Three people who once lived in a homeless encampment on Third Street in Downtown Cincinnati – before the city kicked them out six years ago – praised a new agreement that would allow encampments if there is no available shelter space. Leon "Bison" Evans, one of the 2018 camp's leaders, said Tuesday that he wants …

6.24.2024 -

As millions struggle with home prices, housing becomes a top issue for voters

Melissa Williams says she did everything right. She has a college degree, a decent income working in accounting and no debt. Williams, who’s 38, expected to be a homeowner by now. But when she started looking at houses in 2022, she found she just couldn’t compete with the sudden influx of people moving to her …