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The City's housing boom
- As many as 60,000 new housing units could be built within San Francisco in the next 15 to 20 years — development that will have deep-rooted implications for The City’s appearance, culture and politics.
- As many as 60,000 new housing units could be built within San Francisco in the next 15 to 20 years — development that will have deep-rooted implications for The City’s appearance, culture and politics.
Housing funds for MontCo employees go unused
- A half-million dollars intended to help Montgomery County employees buy homes in the pricey jurisdiction has sat unused for more than a year, provoking the charge that County Executive Ike Leggett has failed to act.
Council debates moving homeless family to county-owned home
- A homeless family may be moved into a county-owned, five-bedroom Bethesda house that was purchased as part of a park expansion project, sparking dissent at a Montgomery County Council meeting Tuesday.
Residents displaced decades ago may receive reprieve
- In an effort to make good on a city promise to thousands displaced by redevelopment projects decades ago, Mayor Gavin Newsom introduced legislation Tuesday that would provide those ousted with a first crack at affordable-housing units built citywide.
Exec: Strike force evictions have had ‘negligible impact’
- A strike force created to rid Fairfax County neighborhoods of boarding houses and safety violations has not driven a large number of families into motels, as some supervisors had feared, according to Fairfax County Executive Anthony Griffin.
- A strike force created to rid Fairfax County neighborhoods of boarding houses and safety violations has not driven a large number of families into motels, as some supervisors had feared, according to Fairfax County Executive Anthony Griffin.
Summit probes housing desires
- Results from a countywide housing summit suggest a majority want more housing choices, including higher-density developments, organizers said.
Housing Authority looks to 311 to flush out backlog
- Public-housing tenants with mold-ravaged walls, broken locks and leaky roofs are facing a backlog of 3,200 work orders as all maintenance requests run through a single person before an order is issued.
Model house for state becomes a headache for homeowners
- Last summer, Gov. Martin O’Malley stood in front of Erik and Crystal Swanson’s Dundalk home — which they bought with the help of a state program — to tout efforts to help homeowners get in and stay in their homes.
Housing market leveling off
- Following a June that saw large jumps in average sale prices for many area counties, July brought many of them back down to earth.
New community brings more affordable housing
- Demand is high for apartments in a new Elkridge housing community as Howard County moves to address a need for more affordable housing.
- Demand is high for apartments in a new Elkridge housing community as Howard County moves to address a need for more affordable housing.
Howard County Council bars two-family housing on small lots
- Attempts to limit certain new development in existing neighborhoods prevailed with the Howard County Council’s decision to bar the construction of two-family houses as a conditional use on specific lots.
County seeking applicants for moderate-income housing
- Howard County housing officials want to change the way buyers qualify for the moderate-income housing program so more residents have a chance to buy an affordable house.
Prince William seeks to impose impact fees on planned houses
- A battle is brewing over proposed impact fees that can bring Northern Virginia counties millions of dollars to help accommodate growth.
