What is your dream home?
Come on, admit it. Sometimes you drive around Charlottesville–or Albemarle, Greene, Louisa, Nelson or Fluvanna County–and say, I would love to have that house! (followed in short order by, if…
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Financial Counseling is a win-win for homeowners and taxpayers
Those of us who are still trying to unravel the issues leading to the financial collapse in 2008 are clear on at least one thing: financiers who rolled the dice…
Healthy building, healthy community
The links between housing and health are getting more and more attention these days, as study after study shows that better health outcomes and savings on health costs are linked…
What the Market Will Bear is Not Affordable
The City of Chicago is taking a new approach to increasing affordable housing. Using vacant land (approximately 1,000 parcels spread throughout the city), the The Chicago Infrastructure Trust, (hatched in…
Way out West Where $400,000 Buys an “Affordable” Home
Teachers tend to be the poster children for the wage debate in most communities, and in Jackson Hole, WY that remains true, even though young teachers like Jennifer Marlar make…
It all Adds Up to Unaffordable
America is getting less and less affordable for renters out there. The most recent blog from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies indicates that the cost of new rentals…