Housing Trends

Nearly half of Americans struggle to pay for housing

Study shows many make sacrifices to pay the rent or mortgage

Just how stressful is paying your rent or mortgage? Very.

A new study from real estate brokerage Redfin found that 49% of Americans sometimes, regularly or greatly struggle to afford the cost of their housing. Most report making sacrifices, both small and not so small.

For example, the most common sacrifice was taking fewer vacations or taking no vacations at all. But some other sacrifices were more serious.

Twenty-two percent of this group reported skipping meals and 20.7...