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Affordability
Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Affordability, from most recent to least.
Should Members of Congress Receive a Housing Stipend?
Nena Perry-Brown | November 26th 2018
Between housing crises both nationwide and in the DC area, increased attention has been given to how to make it more affordable for regular people to ... read»
Montgomery County's New Requirements For Moderately-Priced Units to Go Into Effect Soon
Nena Perry-Brown | September 17th 2018
As of October 31st, all new residential developments in areas with 150 percent of the county's median income must have a minimum of 15 percent afforda... read»
The DC Area's 9-Year Down Payment Wait
Nena Perry-Brown | July 18th 2018
According to HotPads, it takes renters in the DC area 8 years and 11 months to save up for a 20 percent down payment.... read»
$360,000 or Less: DC's Ten Cheapest Housing Markets
Nena Perry-Brown | June 28th 2018
UrbanTurf takes a look at which DC neighborhoods have been the most affordable for home buyers this year.... read»
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From Bloomingdale to Trinidad, The Difference 20 Years Makes in DC Neighborhood Home Prices
Nena Perry-Brown | June 26th 2018
Since 1998, some of DC's once most-affordable neighborhoods have garnered so much attention that current home prices are above the citywide median.... read»
From Teachers to Doctors: How Affordable is Housing for the DC-Area Workforce?
Nena Perry-Brown | April 9th 2018
As DC's agencies are getting creative to ensure construction of workforce housing, Trulia's latest blog examines just how affordable housing is for th... read»
One-Third of DC Area Renters Could Afford to Buy
Nena Perry-Brown | April 4th 2018
A new affordability measure states that based on the range of incomes and home prices in the DC area, nearly one in three renters here should be able ... read»
One Person, Three Bedrooms: DC's Mismatched Housing Market
Nena Perry-Brown | March 27th 2018
It's not so much that DC has too few family-sized units, but that one- and two-person households are occupying those units.... read»
DC Area Starter Homes Continue to Lose Market Share
Nena Perry-Brown | March 23rd 2018
Starter homes in the region now account for just about 1 in 4 listings on the market.... read»
DC Homeowners Spend 32 Percent of Income on Mortgages
Nena Perry-Brown | March 14th 2018
A new study by Zillow shows just how less affordable mortgages could become as mortgage rates rise.... read»
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