71.   Padilla says that until the government creates more jobs and brings down housing costs, squatting will continue.

72.   Patty Vigoreaux, executive administrative assistant, said she turned down a transfer partly because of higher housing costs in Chicago.

73.   A one percent decrease in the interest rate on mortgages accounted for the drop in housing costs, the statistics office said.

74.   A provision added to an agricultural spending bill would allow recipients who have better cars and higher housing costs than now permitted.

75.   Also, housing costs are considerably less in the Albany area than in New York City where CUNY is located.

76.   At the same time, housing costs continue to climb, making it difficult for many to find affordable residences.

77.   Because many of the more recent Armenian immigrants are low-income and elderly, issues such as housing costs and Medicaid are important, community members say.

78.   California faces strained water supplies, jammed freeways, rising housing costs and overcrowded airports and urban schools.

79.   Commercial housing costs have spiraled in recent years.

80.   Corruption had made Thai exports less competitive, and raised consumer prices, housing costs and the price of infrastructure improvements.