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Denver finds a way to help with the affordable housing crisis.

How gentrification is impacting Dallas housing affordability

The University of Texas System Board of Regents voted to expand a program that offers free tuition to lower-income families. The UT System announced on Wednesday that tuition and fees will be waived for students whose families make less than $100,000 a year. The initiative is an extension of the Promise Plus Program. https://lnkd.in/g49R3dbH

Renters have increasingly little room to put money away for a future down payment and make the transition to homeownership. A record 2.1 million renter households — more than half of those in the state — are “cost-burdened,” meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on rent and utilities. Of those, nearly 1.1 million put at least half of their income toward rent and utilities, which means they are “severely” cost-burdened. https://lnkd.in/dz5B8AWV

Two American Families: 1991-2024” documents the saga of two families, the Stanleys and the Neumanns, who have spent the past 34 years battling to keep from sliding into poverty, and who refuse to give up despite upheaval in the U.S. economy. When the team first began documenting the families’ lives in 1991, the Neumanns and Stanleys were both struggling to adapt to a new, global economy and the trend towards part-time, lower-wage work. https://lnkd.in/gQf7bajV

With higher costs of living and mounting student loans, many Millennials are struggling in this "good" economy. CNN's Alisyn Camerota sat down with two Millennial families who say they're reconsidering what the "American Dream" means.

The Texas Tribune this week published a pair of stories examining the state’s housing affordability crisis, the role local rules may play in exacerbating that crisis, the options that officials have to rein in soaring housing prices and the political obstacles that make it difficult to address the problem. Read the five key points from those stories here: https://lnkd.in/gNtgz-ka

It’s likely Texas lawmakers will tackle the state’s housing affordability crisis when they convene in Austin next year. A key issue will likely be whether the state or cities should make the rules on where homes can be built. Read Full Article: https://lnkd.in/gmrY6ZUa