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Rent and mortgages have been high for years. Could slowing inflation help fix it?
The pandemic made it harder to find a home. But the problem of high housing costs for both buyers and renters started long before the work-from-home reshuffle.
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Green affordable housing: DC breaks ground on building
Developers and D.C. officials broke ground Tuesday on an affordable housing building that will be 100% green, with no carbon footprint. The Cycle House building along North Capitol Street in the Truxton neighborhood will be home to 18 low-income families. Using solar panels and other technology, it’s designed not to add any pollution. “This is about making sure that as…
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Net-zero affordable housing coming to Truxton Circle
Developers and D.C. officials broke ground Tuesday on an affordable housing building that will be 100% green, with no carbon footprint. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.
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Alexandria votes to end single-family-only zoning
Alexandria’s City Council unanimously voted to end single-family-only zoning, amid a larger effort to increase available housing and boost affordability. The vote will allow developers to build multi-family homes on lots that previously were for single-family use. It also will add high-rise rentals and condos to industrial areas. The plan has been met with fierce debate. Vice Mayor Amy...
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Alexandria votes to end single-family-only zoning
Alexandria’s City Council unanimously voted to end single-family-only zoning, amid a larger effort to increase housing and boost affordability. Here’s a look.
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Alexandria affordable housing proposal met with mixed reviews
The Alexandria City Council is proposing a bill to create more attainable housing in the city. News4’s Aimee Cho spoke with members of the community who have mixed opinions about the proposal.
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DC breaks ground on affordable housing for seniors in Friendship Heights
As part of a larger commitment to financing affordable housing in each ward of D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser helped break ground on a 93-unit building in Upper Northwest. News4’s Mark Segraves shows what’s planned and where D.C. is in meeting its goal.
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DC nonprofit to open affordable housing units in NoMa
The nonprofit organization So Other Might Eat will open 139 affordable housing units and provide programs for individuals and families in partnership with the DC Housing Authority. News4’s Juliana Valencia talks with a future tenant.
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‘It's beautiful': Affordable housing complex opens in Clinton
Prince George’s County ushered in a new affordable housing complex in Clinton, Maryland, on Tuesday in an effort the community hopes will keep families afloat amid rising costs.
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‘It's beautiful': New affordable housing complex opens in Clinton
Prince George’s County ushered in a new affordable housing complex in Clinton, Maryland, on Tuesday in an effort the community hopes will keep families afloat amid rising costs. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.
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Families wait in line for housing help in Loudoun County
People who need affordable housing waited to join the Loudoun County Housing Choice Voucher Program waitlist, which is open for the first time in years. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
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People wait overnight for housing help in Loudoun County
Loudoun County will accept about 300 applications for the Housing Choice Voucher waitlist.
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People line up to join Loudoun County housing voucher wait list
The people lined up overnight outside the Loudoun County Department of Housing hoping to get on the waitlist to receive a housing choice voucher.
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‘We are creating a family': New Mary's House will house 15 LGBTQ seniors in Fort Dupont
The affordable housing project is expected to be ready by the end of next year.
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New Mary's House project will provide 15 LGBTQ senior citizens with affordable housing
The project includes amenities such as a gym and computer lab, and it is expected to be finalized by the end of next year. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.
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Waitlist opens for residents 62+ to apply for affordable housing in Fairfax County
Until Sunday, July 16, Fairfax County seniors will be able to sign up for a waitlist to rent low-cost apartments subsidized in part by the Fairfax County Housing and Community Development Department.
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DC Faith Leaders Push for More Affordable Housing, Black Homeownership Programs
News4’s Walter Morris reports on a rally held by the Washington Interfaith Network in Southeast D.C.
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Arlington County Board Passes Missing Middle Housing Plan
Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder has the story.
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Arlington Debates Proposal to Create More Affordable Housing
Arlington County leaders held a hearing on Saturday to discuss a concept called the “missing middle,” which would increase the number of available homes in the market. Residents opposed to the proposal protested outside of the hearing.
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Proposal Would Create More Affordable Housing in Arlington
Arlington County leaders are exploring a concept called “missing middle” that could increase the number of available homes in the market, but Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder explains opponents say it won’t solve the problem of skyrocketing costs.