Posts tagged Lihtc
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An “anti-NIMBY” bill will soon be law in Virginia. Will it have an impact on affordable housing?
In less than six weeks, Virginia will become just the third state in the nation to officially go on the books as saying no to NIMBYs. Keep reading…
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DC Council held a roundtable about how to get emergency rental assistance to residents. Here’s my testimony.
On February 22, Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau held a roundtable on emergency rental assistance. The roundtable also addressed the goings-on of the mayor’s strike force on rental housing, a group of mayoral appointees tasked with delivering 10 recommendations by mid-March on how to “save” rental housing. by mid-March. Alex Baca, GGWash’s policy manager offered testimony at this meeting. Keep reading…
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How contention over a statewide definition of affordable housing in Virginia could complicate a larger crisis
While Virginia Governor Gov. Ralph Northam’s repeated petitioning for a statewide eviction moratorium and other efforts to reduce the rate of evictions across the state have grabbed headlines, an even larger structural problem with Virginia’s housing market has been looming in the background – the state’s worsening affordability crisis. Keep reading…
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Wealthy residents blame wealthy residents for housing woes… but the real culprits weren’t options
Whoever at the Washington Post wrote this headline should get a pat on the back: “Wealthy DC residents blame wealthy DC residents for city’s spiking housing costs, poll finds.” It's a grabby headline for a fascinating poll, but the lead question doesn't really tell us much, because it didn't give people the important choices. Keep reading…