The Wake County rent problem

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Sometimes homeownership is just out of reach, so you settle for renting until you can make that big down payment. That's when you might run into another problem: high rent costs. It's a battle for some renters, and not one they're in alone. Lorena McDowell with Wake County's Department of Affordable Housing & Community Revitalization explains what's happening on the county level and what renters can do to help address the high costs of rent.