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Associated Press

More affordable housing options encouraged under Oregon bill

Oregon hopes to build its way out of its housing crisis under first-in-the-nation state legislation signed by Gov. Kate Brown Thursday meant to encourage local cities to construct denser, more affordable housing options.

The Wall Street Journal

Families Go Deep in Debt to Stay in the Middle Class

The number of households that have inflation-adjusted annual incomes of $100,000 or greater but are renters nearly doubled from 2006 to 2016, according to the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.

The Washington Post

Older Americans face a housing crisis. Here’s what Congress should do about it.

The Joint Center for Housing Studies found that nearly three-quarters of senior Americans want to live in their own homes as they age. But because housing is the single biggest item in most household budgets, housing-related expenses disproportionately affect a senior’s financial security and their ability to save for the future.