51.   Rising housing costs mean deflation is out of the question for the U.S. economy, according to Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at HSBC Securities Inc. in New York.

52.   Skyrocketing tuition and housing costs certainly make scholarships crucial.

53.   So, again, the relative housing costs in the region have fallen.

54.   Some misrepresent wages and housing costs.

55.   That is the pattern in Indianapolis, a city whose housing costs are right at the median nationally.

56.   The beneficiaries will mostly be affluent suburbanites in states with high housing costs whose votes and campaign donations could spell the difference between victory and defeat in November.

57.   The environmental groups that have played a major role in getting the initiatives on the ballot say fears of higher housing costs are overblown.

58.   The Harvard study noted that rising housing costs create pain for everyone, regardless of race and income.

59.   The region sometimes gets bypassed because of high housing costs and earthquake risks, among other factors.

60.   They have joined the broad class of people bound by the invisible cord of concern over housing costs.