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September 24, 2026

Inclusionary Housing: One Tool, Not One Size Fits All

September 24, 2026

Inclusionary Housing: One Tool, Not One Size Fits All

As communities across the country grapple with rising housing costs, local leaders are looking for ways to expand the supply of housing that is affordable to lower- and moderate-income households.…
September 14, 2026

Income Inequality Drives Home Price Growth

September 14, 2026

Income Inequality Drives Home Price Growth

Home values have surged over the past decade, but appreciation varies significantly across markets. In general, economic theory would suggest that metro areas with stronger housing demand experience faster home…

Recent Posts

April 4, 2016

The Promise—and Realities?—of Mixed-Income Communities

After decades of public housing development that segregated people by race and income and led to pockets of enduring concentrated poverty – housing advocates, government officials and others now promote the development of mixed-income housing to help meet affordable housing needs. With the release by HUD of the affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH) rule, there […]
March 17, 2016

Here’s how incomes have changed in DC since 2000

Over 20% of DC’s households make less than $25,000 per year. About the same number make over $150,000. That first group has has shrunk since 2000, when it accounted for over 30% of the population, while the number of high-income residents has more than doubled. Read more at Greater Greater Washington…
March 12, 2016

Innovative Affordable Housing Strategies in High Cost Markets

High-cost regions around the country have become increasingly unaffordable to many of the workers who serve the community, and there can be repercussions for persistent high housing costs and a lack of a sufficient supply of affordable housing. Recent reports have demonstrated that more young workers are deciding to pick up and movefrom high cost […]
March 7, 2016

Why Regionalism?

Like transportation and environmental quality, housing is a regional issue. However, unlike with those other areas, a regional approach to housing policy has been largely a non-starter, despite its importance to the region’s overall well-being. We know a lot about the region’s housing needs. Researchfrom the George Mason University Center for Regional Analysis has analyzed […]
March 4, 2016

Looking into the Future: What Will the Washington DC Area Housing Needs Be?

The Washington DC metro area is widely recognized as being one of the highest cost regions in the country. Recent reports show that it is more expensive to live than either New York or San Francisco. According to data from the American Community Survey, the median rent in the Washington DC region (which includes more […]