With Homeownership Out of Reach, Some Are Choosing to Rent Forever

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🗓️ 25 June 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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P.M. Edition for June 25. More Americans are trading deeds for leases as homeownership becomes harder to achieve. We hear from WSJ personal finance reporter Veronica Dagher about the rise of the "forever renter" and what it means for the future of housing and the American Dream. And the Supreme Court handed down a number of big decisions today. Supreme Court reporter James Romoser says two of them enable President Trump’s crackdown on immigration. Plus, reporter Kejal Vyas gives us an update on Venezuela, where the death toll is rising after yesterday’s earthquakes. Alex Ossola hosts. Listen to all episodes in our series on ideas for fixing the housing crisis. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter.

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0:32.9	The Supreme Court hands down a flurry of decisions, including two that empower President Trump's
0:38.4	immigration agenda.
0:39.8	Plus, we've got the latest on the earthquake in Venezuela, which could be one of the deadliest
0:43.9	in the country's history.
0:45.3	We're still waiting on a clearer assessment from authorities.
0:49.3	We're expecting the death toll and the injury toll and lots more damage reported in the upcoming hours and days.
0:56.8	And as it becomes more expensive to own a home, some people are choosing to just keep on renting instead.
1:02.5	It's Thursday, June 25th.
1:04.3	I'm Alex O'Silliv for the Wall Street Journal.
1:06.8	This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
1:18.7	The Supreme Court handed down a few consequential decisions today.
1:23.0	The court allowed President Trump to take away legal protections from hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons. Those immigrants had what's called temporary
1:31.9	protected status, or TPS, under a program Congress created in 1990 for migrants whose home
1:37.6	countries are hit by armed conflicts, natural disasters, or epidemics. In a 6-3 decision,
1:42.9	the court said it didn't have much power to review
1:45.3	the executive branch's decisions on the program. Journal Supreme Court reporter James Ramoser
1:50.2	says the decision has an immediate impact on immigrants from Haiti and Syria. When Trump returned
1:55.2	to office last year, there were 17 countries that had protections under TPS.
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