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Student loan borrowers could face housing hurdles in an already tight and expensive market once payments kick in later this year after a three-year pause. The money saved not paying on loans during this period helped some borrowers build savings or handle the rising costs of household goods and other necessities, including rent. Some analysts…

A record number of renters are spending at least one-third of their income on housing, largely because of a boom in luxury apartment buildings and all the amenities that go with them.

A measure of risk levels for Asia debt surpassed its 2009 financial crisis high, thanks to a surge in downgrades of Chinese property developers, Moody’s said.