Pursuing Affordable Housing Now

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?

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...

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...