Fairfax County Candidates Respond to Housing Questionnaire

Housing affordability is a significant concern for a growing percentage of Fairfax County’s population. In a recent county survey, over 1,600 participants identified ‘Housing and Neighborhood Livability,’ ‘Affordability’ and ‘Equity’ as top priorities for 2020...

VA Housing Trust Fund Success!

Yesterday, the Virginia General Assembly voted to accept Governor Northam’s amendment for an additional $4 million in the biennium budget for the state Housing Trust Fund during its one day veto session. This biennium allocation of $18 million for the state housing...

Fairfax County’s Bold Housing Agenda

Last week, a panel appointed by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors representing a cross-section of community stakeholders and housing advocates finalized their recommendations for Phase II of the county’s Community-wide Housing Strategic Plan. Not since...

VA HTF Update

In their version of the budget, the Virginia Senate included $3M over two years for the Virginia Housing Trust Fund. Now the House and Senate budget bills need to be reconciled. There is still hope for housing resources, though greatly reduced from the anticipated...

Public Statement from Housing Advocates to VA General Assembly Money Committees

Housing Advocates: NVAHA and housing partners have sent the following public statement to all members of the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate. The letter expresses our disappointment about the removal of the increase to the Virginia Housing Trust Fund originally...

Union on Queen

Union on Queen is a new mixed-income, multifamily community of 193 apartment residences located in Arlington and developed by The Bozzuto Group and Wesley Housing Development Corporation. Forty percent (78 units) are designated as affordable for households earning 50...