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  • A sign advertises apartments for rent at the corner of Leado Avenue and 30th Street on Jan. 24, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa. Experts told The Midwest Newsroom that it might be wiser to rent than buy in 2025.
    Nicole Grundmeier/The Midwest Newsroom
    As the cost to buy a home continues to rise in the Midwest, real estate experts say the regional rental market offers affordable housing options and biding your time before buying may be the smart move in 2025.
  • Anthony Russo
    Alleviating homelessness by making the housing of an individual the first step is federally sanctioned and backed by data from places as varied as Rockford, Illinois, and Abilene, Texas. But some Kansas legislators are skeptical of investing in housing homeless individuals without asking them to make other changes to their lives.