Pursuing Affordable Housing Now

Apr 3, 2019 | BLOG

by David Levine, President/CEO It seems that attitudes are shifting on the need for affordable housing. Amazon’s decision to locate its HQ2 in Crystal City was one factor. Almost overnight, everyone began to talk about affordable housing. Amazon brought the...
Can Housing Supply Meet Demand?

Can Housing Supply Meet Demand?

Mar 11, 2019 | BLOG

by David Levine, President/CEO In her recent newsletter, Lisa Sturtevant, a local housing market expert, discussed the affordable housing supply quandary. The problem is a shortage of affordable housing units. The Fairfax County government estimates a need for an...

The Impact of High Costs on Livability

Mar 4, 2019 | BLOG

by David Levine, CEO/President In his Atlantic article from last summer, the author Matthew Stewart pointed to a number of trends in the new economy. One of his conclusions was that the appreciation in real estate values is responsible for the increase in wealth...

Rental Market Changes

Feb 19, 2019 | BLOG

by David Levine, CEO/President Ten years after the event, the 2008/9 mortgage market crash and subsequent recession still have many unanswered questions.  Even now, I keep reading about new twists and takes on this epic economic downturn. In this Atlantic...