housing costs

National
Economy

Housing is expensive. Here’s how Harris and Trump promise to bring costs down

4:54pm October 31, 2024

by Laurel Wamsley

Housing costs are a top issue for many voters. Former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have proposed different ideas for addressing the country's housing woes.

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National

A court decision worries developers eyeing Florida's aging condos

4:43pm July 29, 2024

by Greg Allen

Three years after the collapse of a condo building in Florida, developers say a court decision may stop them from demolishing and replacing older residential buildings.

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Kayce Atencio, who had a heart attack when he was 19, was unable to rent an apartment for years because of bad credit attributed in part to thousands of dollars of medical debt. "It always felt like I just couldn't get a leg up," says Atencio, one of millions of Americans whose access to housing is threatened by medical debt.

Health & Safety
National

Medical debt nearly pushed this family into homelessness. Millions more are at risk

5:00am September 11, 2023

by Noam Levey

Saddled with debt from health care, many Americans are forced into painful tradeoffs. And some are losing their homes.