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DC hopes to increase housing supply 25% by 2030
In recent years, demand for housing in D.C. has outpaced the number of affordable homes available to rent or own. A new plan aims to address the issue and increase affordable housing by 25% by 2030.
3 weeks ago -
How will DC adapt to change? ‘Resilient’ report outlines plan
With the District’s population expected to top 1 million in the coming decades, the city has unveiled its “Resilient DC” report to address issues that exist now and loom in the near future.
3 weeks ago -
Does DC area have room for 100K more housing units than currently planned?
The issue was in question because growth in the D.C. region by 2045 is expected to lead to a housing shortfall beyond what localities already are planning to build.
1 month ago -
Jobs coming to DC, but more housing needed
By 2045 the D.C. region will see an additional 990,000 new jobs. But unless there’s a push to build new housing, the employees coming to fill those jobs will struggle to find a place to live.
8 months ago -
Student loan debt, wealth divide are harming millennials’ homeownership dreams
For many millennials in the D.C. area, there are a number of barriers holding back their homebuying process, such as student loan debt, inability to make the down payment, and overall affordability issues in an increasingly expensive housing market.
10 months ago -
DC plans homeless shelter on 14th Street
The project on 14th Street includes 35 short-term family housing apartment-style units and 15 permanent units for low-income seniors.
1 year ago -
My Take: An eviction provides for a sobering morning
Clinton Yates’ morning got off to a very sobering start, when he saw an eviction.
2 years ago -
Why DC is stuck in a seller’s market
With prices at or near new highs, why are there so few residential properties on the market, especially in the first-time buyer market?
2 years ago -
DC area still trails other big cities for rising home values
Despite widespread bidding wars in the District’s housing market, the price growth in the Washington metro region lags behind other big cities.
2 years ago -
Buyers paying more than asking price in these DC neighborhoods
In these six hot D.C. neighborhoods, homebuyers paid more than the asking price last month.
2 years ago -
Homeowners in DC spend less of their income on mortgage than those who rent
When it comes to how much a person’s income goes toward a mortgage or rent in America’s largest cities, D.C. isn’t the best, but it is far from the worst.
2 years ago -
Report: D.C. second-least affordable area to rent
RealtyTrac released its 2016 Rental Affordability Analysis and found that average rent the D.C. region requires more than 60 percent of average wages. See how other areas stack up in an interactive map.
3 years ago -
Survey: Why they move to D.C. and why they leave
WASHINGTON – Ahh, the lure of the city. But locals know it can be transient as many move to D.C. for a job, but don’t stay long. Now, the District is releasing hard numbers showing where and when…
4 years ago
