Military expansion on Guam sucks up housing resources

Military expansion on Guam sucks up housing resources

Every month, AnMari Sablan hands over most of her paycheck to keep a roof over her family’s head in a cramped two-bedroom, one-bathroom house on Guam that she rents from relatives for $1,300 per month. She would prefer to purchase a bigger home, but all she can afford in the current market are fixer-uppers. As a CHamoru mother raising three growing boys, Sablan is one of a growing number of island families struggling to afford even the most basi…