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Middle Class Struggling to Afford Housing Amid Surging Prices, Inflation

Middle Class Struggling to Afford Housing Amid Surging Prices, Inflation
Residential homes are shown under construction in Valley Center, Calif., on June 3, 2021. Mike Blake/Reuters
Autumn Spredemann
Autumn Spredemann
6/17/2022|Updated: 6/20/2022
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As the affordable housing crisis deepens, it’s now threatening the ability of middle-class Americans to keep a roof over their families’ heads.

Forty-nine percent of Americans consider housing costs a significant problem in their area as home and rental prices continue to surge nationwide, according to a Pew research study.
Autumn Spredemann
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Autumn is a South America-based reporter covering primarily Latin American issues for The Epoch Times.
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