Housing affordability in the United States is getting worse, with some experts even calling it a crisis.
Author: Michael B. Sauter, 24/7 Wall Street
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Despite strong US housing market, these American cities have the most vacant homes
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What county in each state has the most residents going hungry
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Here’s the average cost of college tuition every year since 1971
24/7 Wall St. reviewed nationwide the average costs of attending four-year public and private colleges each year since 1971.
These places across the US have the most underpaid teachers
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