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Millennial Homeownership Reaches Crisis Level as Median Home Hits $398,000

Editorial illustration of a young couple facing a steep path to homeownership built from prices, rates, rent and down-payment costs.

A new analysis finds millennials need $112,000 income to buy the median US home at $398,000 — 26% above typical earnings — as a 4-million-unit shortage drives the housing affordability crisis.

Editorial illustration of people facing cost, paperwork, distance and workforce barriers while bridges lead toward mental-health care.

America Is Failing at Mental Health: Why One in Three Adults Gets No Treatment

One in three Americans with a diagnosed mental health condition gets no treatment, according to a new NAMI report, despite record public awareness and insurance expansions.

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