Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black and brown renters, considered to be the most “cost-burdened,” are paying 50% or more of their earnings on rent, according to ...

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“The rent is too damn high!” says Marcia Fudge, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, in reference to the campaign phrase popularized by former politician Jimmy McMillan. ...

Black and brown renters, considered to be the most “cost-burdened,” are paying 50% or more of their earnings on rent, according to a Harvard study. “The rent is too damn high!” says Marcia Fudge, ...