Housing

In Charlottesville, for every 10 families who need affordable housing they're only four homes available.

The Virginia Center for Housing Research at Virginia Tech received a $500,000 grant to fund a 3D home building printer. Dr. Andrew McCoy, director at VCHR, says they’re using the innovation grant to transform affordable housing options in Virginia.

Photographer Julia Rendleman captured the lives of those facing housing insecurity and living in the motels along Jeff Davis Highway.

About 900 families living in properties run by the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority could face eviction if they don’t pay rent or seek rental assistance by January.

Virginia’s pandemic rent relief program could run out as early as July 2022 after spending nearly $1 billion, a state official told lawmakers on Wednesday.

Advocates and public housing residents say instead of making them feel safe, Richmond Police officers regularly harass and intimidate them and their neighbors. A spokesperson for the department says they're trying to increase non-policing engagement around community events to repair broken trust.

A new law takes effect today that will help prevent foreclosures in Virginia. It gives homeowners more time to catch up on late mortgage payments and seek legal assistance and housing counseling.

Following the murder of George Floyd, Richmond filmmakers and protesters share their frustrations in "Why This Moment" from the beginning to the removal of confederate monuments, airs Sept. 30 on VPM PBS.

Richmond's public housing agency has updated a policy used to ban individuals from housing communities. But advocates and some residents say the policy changes don't go far enough to prevent harm.

Democrats in the General Assembly have united behind a plan to extend a key eviction protection program that has won praise from both landlords and tenant advocates.