Even as the housing slump drags on, and it seems there are far more houses than anybody wants to buy, a new analysis warns that the Washington area doesn’t have nearly enough housing for the wave of new workers that will arrive in coming decades.
Researchers at George Mason University say the area is projected to add more than a million new jobs by 2030. With that growth comes a vexing problem: How do you house those new workers in ways that are both affordable and don’t worsen the soul-crushing commutes that already plague the region’s residents? MORE