Can Housing Supply Meet Demand?

Can Housing Supply Meet Demand?

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

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

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...

Affordable Housing Meant a Chance to Go Back to School

by Aleisha Wilhite, Community Case Manager Desperate to provide a better future for her daughter, Ms. Elliott moved to the United States several years ago. Trained in nursing in her home country, she struggled to find regular employment because she needed to attain...

Support the Housing Trust Fund

by Lesley Hatch, COO/Vice President and Candice Bennett, Director of Development It’s been a difficult week down in Richmond, as you probably have seen in the news. Not receiving much attention has been the recommendations released by the Virginia House...
Inner Givers

Inner Givers

by David Levine, President/CEO From time to time in this space, I’ve shared with you a blog by Bea Boccalandro.  Having taken a course taught by her, I know Bea Boccalandro takes a look at charity and fundraising in very new and different ways. In her...