• Announcing our 2008 Award Winners!
  The Virginia Housing Coalition is pleased to announce the winners of the 2008 Housing Leadership Awards, The Virginia S. Peters Award, and the Housing Hall of Fame to be presented during our Annual Awards Dinner on June 26th at the Omni Richmond Hotel. For a list of the winners and more details on the dinner, click here.

There is little doubt that Virginia has prospered from economic growth in recent years. But now middle-class Virginians are paying the price. As housing costs throughout Virginia continue to soar, many Virginians can’t afford to live near where they work. And the high costs of housing are contributing to an ever-rising cost of living—as well as a growing transportation crisis—that could threaten Virginia’s economic health. A survey for the Urban Land Institute conducted by Harris Interactive, Inc., demonstrates that Employers are Concerned About the Lack of Workforce Housing.

Even Governor Kaine's Economic Development Plan cites workforce housing as a key issue.

Virginia is not alone. Many other states across the nation have already experienced housing crises; 38 have done something about it. With the goal of improving access to housing that’s also affordable, the Virginia Housing Coalition has proposed a solution—the Virginia Housing Trust Fund.

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