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Middle Class Struggling to Afford Housing Amid Surging Prices, Inflation

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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.
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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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