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More than Half of U.S. Renters Can’t Afford a Mortgage
MarketWatch, June 16, 2017–Jacob Passy
Across the country, only 45% of renters on average can afford the payments on a median-priced home in their area, according to new report on the state of housing from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies.