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Rent Burden Linked to Postponing Medical Care

April 15, 2019

Erika Brandt

More than half of 1,000...

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Health Begins with Home: Investing in Housing to Improve Health

April 11, 2019

Cheryl Plourde

One in five homes in...

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Housing Cost Burden Linked to Greater Food Insecurity and Child Poverty

April 9, 2019

Erika Brandt

A newly released study...

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National Report Finds No State Has Enough Affordable Rental Housing

March 28, 2019

Erika Brandt

No state in the nation...

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Veterans with Military-related Disabilities Face Significant Housing Barriers

March 26, 2019

Erika Brandt

A recent survey of...

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Perception = Reality for Housing-Education Connection

March 22, 2019

Charlotte R. Stewart

Residents in areas with...

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New Report Recommends Strategies to Tackle Rental Affordability

January 31, 2019

Cheryl Plourde

The affordability of...

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Rural Counties in North Carolina Experience Significant Energy Burden

January 17, 2019

By Cheryl Plourde

Rural counties in...

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Older Adults Increasingly Live in Low-Density Suburbs and Rural Communities

January 10, 2019

Erika Brandt

A report by Harvard...