The trap is so common it has a name: house poor. The common definition of house poor is having a mortgage or rent payment that is too high relative to one’s income, cash flow or net worth.

Many of them are currently “house poor,” meaning they’ve bought a home that prohibits them from affording much outside of paying for said property. There’s a general rule that your housing ...

The term “house poor” describes individuals who spend so much on their mortgage, property taxes and maintenance that they have little left for other expenses or savings. Creating a financial ...

The House Republican budget plan would pair tax cuts that primarily benefit the rich with cuts to programs that help the poor. By Andrew Duehren Andrew Duehren writes about tax and fiscal policy.

Buying a house in Los Angeles is expensive, and many who do buy end up house-poor. House-poor is when most of your income goes toward paying for your first heart attack. So, unless your parents ...

If this was not known, they were sent to a House of Correction. In 1601, another act for the Relief of the Poor was passed. This became known as the Elizabethan Poor Law and remained in effect for ...

The last tenant in the 71-unit rooming house moved out at the end of January ... who may have less interest in providing homes for the poor. A new report commissioned by a coalition of 36 housing ...