Posts by Leah Hendey — Guest Contributor

Leah Hendey is a senior research associate in the Urban Institute's Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center, co-director of the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership, and a key member of the Urban-Greater DC team. Leah is experienced in transforming national and local administrative data sets to create neighborhood indicators and studying neighborhood conditions.

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  What HQ2 could mean for the Washington region’s housing market, in seven charts

  HousingBy Leah Hendey (Urban Institute), Peter A. Tatian (Urban Institute), Margery Austin Turner (Urban Institute) October 24, 2018 35

  The Washington, DC, metropolitan area economy has expanded steadily over the past two decades, and the region’s prosperity has attracted more residents, expanding the population from 4.8 million in 2000 to an estimated 6.2 million in 2017. But in recent years, housing production has not kept pace with population growth, and home prices and rents are climbing in most communities.  Keep reading…