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Millions Face Housing Crisis Amid Rising Living Costs

12/1/2025

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The rising cost of living is creating a housing affordability crisis for millions.
Many workers stay unable to secure affordable housing even while employed full-time or with multiple part-time jobs.
Journalist Brian Goldstone, author of "There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America," discusses this escalating crisis in the United States.

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Story summary

The rising cost of living is creating a housing affordability crisis for millions.
Many workers stay unable to secure affordable housing even while employed full-time or with multiple part-time jobs.
Journalist Brian Goldstone, author of "There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America," discusses this escalating crisis in the United States.