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May 4, 2026

Money Happens: What to do when becoming a homeowner feels out of reach

  • According to Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies, 65% of working-age renters can't cover monthly expenses after housing costs.
    • By CORA LEWIS
    Associated Press

    AP Illustration / Eva Malek [enlarge]
    Anxiety about the possibility of never being able to own a house can make some people give up on organizing their finances altogether.

    NEW YORK — Ever since graduating from high school, Tyler Jones hasn't stopped working and doesn't have any debt. Still, homeownership feels like an unattainable goal, only possible for past generations.


     
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