I am very concerned about the pro-development advocacy group, "Greater Greater Washington," endorsing Martin Mitchell to succeed County Councilmember Tom Dernoga. GGW was a leading proponent of Governor...

On Feb. 23, the Hyattsville City Council heard and discussed a motion by Councilmember Danny Schaible (Ward 2) to create a revolving $1 million affordable housing lending fund with two goals: incentivize...

Developers building in Laurel will have to sell some new homes cheaper, under an updated rule that the Laurel City Council approved last week.  "We're setting the standards in Prince George County,"...

Laurel’s mayor and City Council are working to amend an affordable-housing law to require more housing developers to sell homes at below-market rates and to change who is eligible to buy those cheaper...

The living room wasn’t meant to be a bedroom, but it’s the only space Ibrahim Mohammed can afford. His mattress sits against one wall beside a folding table that doubles as his study desk. There are...

College Park officials on Nov. 18 pressed a Chicago-based student housing developer to include affordable units in a mixed-use building planned for Guilford Drive. Article Student Living, which builds...

Prince George's County's housing choice voucher program (HCVP) waitlist is open now through Friday, Dec. 5 at 11:59 pm. The HCVP waitlist last took new applicants ten years ago. Housing vouchers,...

This is Part 1 of a two-part series on affordable housing in College Park. Part 2 will focus on the city’s efforts to address the problem and will be published in College Park Here & Now in October. Nausicaä...

A Boston-based development company has proposed an 87-unit affordable senior housing project at Branchville Road and University Boulevard. At an Aug. 13 neighborhood meeting, College Park residents...

By JADE TRAN Hyattsville is facing a mounting housing crisis — one that city leaders say is defined not only by the rising cost of rent, but also by a shortage of truly affordable options. Roughly...

By RILEY BOMGARDNER College Park City Councilmembers on March 4 objected to a plan to demolish the 63-year-old College Park Towers near the University of Maryland (UMD) and replace it with two luxury...

The College Park City Council is forming two citizen task forces—one for childcare and one for affordable housing. The nine-member Childcare Task Force will keep tabs on state legislation and scout...