11
Aug
Laura Graves and her husband Samuel never thought they'd be raising their two children in an apartment, but they said the housing market has left them with little choice.Over the last three years, the couple, who are both 36 and based in a Portland suburb, has been looking for a home. They want to keep their monthly mortgage payment between $3,000 and $3,500 — or around 30% of their monthly take-home income of about $11,000. Laura is a financial analyst, and Samuel is an electrician: They each made six figures last year, totalling $250,000.However, rising home prices and mortgage rates…