In the United States, a chronic shortage of affordable housing is a barrier to improved health and well-being. In 2016, nearly three-quarters of the lowest-income renters spent at least 50 percent of ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Suzanne is a content marketer, writer, and fact-checker. She holds a Bachelor of Science in ...

More tenants than ever spend half or more of their income for shelter, leaving less for everything else, taking an emotional toll and leaving some without a place to call their own. Jessica Jones and ...

Rent increases have eased substantially across the nation over the past year, curbing the biggest driver of inflation and providing relief to millions of Americans. But not in least expensive areas, ...

In 2022, I moved into a low-income housing unit in Michigan. Living here comes with its own set of challenges, primarily due to the way rent is calculated. My rent is determined based on 30 percent of ...