The Washington Inquisitor
Housing
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Council committee to hear Poplar Point land swap and Therme spa lease Wednesday
The Human Services Committee takes testimony Oct. 28 on Mayor Bowser’s bills to acquire Poplar Point and lease 15 acres to Therme DC for $1 a year for 20 years, as several…
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Montgomery bill requiring smoke escape hoods in high-rise rentals heads to work session
Bill 43-26 would require rental buildings of five or more stories to stock smoke escape hoods for firefighters. Fire officials back it; landlords say it misplaces responsibility and would raise rents.
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Navy closes $1.7 billion deal to build and renovate barracks for more than 8,000 sailors in Hampton Roads
The Pentagon says the private-capital deal with Hunt Military Communities will save more than $325 million and raise sustainment funding 400%. New rooms start opening in August 2029, and Huntington Hall residents…
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The housing order trims the cost of a mortgage. The shortage needs houses.
This week’s mortgage-insurance pilot, title-insurance waiver and investor-ban rule are reasonable, but none adds a home. The factory-built housing task force could, and it should move faster.
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Treasury proposes the rules for the ban on big investors buying single-family homes, which starts Jan. 7
Treasury’s proposed rule spells out which purchases by investors with 350 or more single-family homes remain allowed under the ROAD to Housing Act, from build-to-rent to renovate-to-rent. It says reliable data on…