Weba new harvard analysis finds people across income levels got squeezed by rent hikes during the pandemic. Weblike most cities across the country, raleigh has not been producing enough residential units, including affordable housing for decades. In recent years, however,. Webby anna bahney, cnn. In response to rent payments soaring across the country in recent years, the biden administration unveiled new actions wednesday to. Rent in raleigh is well over the national. The housing crisis,” airing thursday, sept. An excessive rent burden can make it harder to afford other basic needs, like groceries and transportation — or to save for a down payment that can.