CLTs in the Path of Virginia’s Migration Cascade
The FWD #G30 (via VSCLT): The Virginia Statewide Community Land Trust offers a broad approach to maintaining affordability amid changing population and housing market patterns.
Read MoreThe FWD #G30 (via VSCLT): The Virginia Statewide Community Land Trust offers a broad approach to maintaining affordability amid changing population and housing market patterns.
Read MoreThis report is a data update for the Richmond Regional Housing Framework, which was released by the Partnership for Housing Affordability (PHA) in January 2020. It will support PHA’s ongoing efforts to educate both decision-makers and the public at large about the region’s housing needs and opportunities. Data in the report will also help PHA continue to monitor, change, and implement the policy solutions outlined in the Framework.
Read MoreThe FWD #G29 (via LWV-VA): The League of Women Voters is taking a stand for housing affordability in Virginia.
Read MoreThe FWD #G28 (by Sunshine Mathon): Charlottesville’s new zoning ordinance includes an innovative strategy for protecting vulnerable neighborhoods from gentrification.
Read MoreBefore the Great Recession in the late 2000s, Louisa County was among the fastest growing counties in the nation. Lake Anna’s 200 miles of shoreline helped attract thousands of retirees to the county, while Louisa’s low cost of living and proximity to Charlottesville, Northern Virginia, and Richmond attracted many younger residents willing to make a long commute to the metro areas. After a decade of slow growth in population following the 2000s housing crash, the 2022 Virginia Population Estimates that our center released show Louisa and many other counties located on the borders of Virginia’s metro areas are booming again.
Read MoreOn July 13, 2022, the Demographics Research Group of the UVA Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service presented an analysis of the interrelationship between Virginia’s housing market and population trends to the General Assembly’s Housing Commission. After receiving a number of inquiries regarding the presentation, they shared a summary of the presentation with expanded commentary on some noteworthy trends.
Read MoreThe FWD #G27 (by Susan Dewey): A new Virginia Housing-commissioned study examines how housing is interacting with regional job markets in Virginia.
Read MoreThe FWD #B14: More and more localities in Virginia are wondering if land banking is the right solution to their housing and land use woes.
Read MoreThe FWD #198: For decades, Susan Dewey has been the de facto leader of the affordable housing industry in Virginia.
Read MoreThe FWD #195: Pro-housing advocates are making big victories in some places, but taking heavy losses elsewhere.
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