Creating a New Paradigm for Affordable Housing in Greater Charlottesville

As a housing non-profit with 15 years of experience helping low-income families in the area become homeowners, Habitat has watched the soaring land values in Greater Charlottesville with increasing alarm. In 2001, Habitat was able to purchase a buildable lot in the City for about $15,000 and in the County for $13,000.  In 2007, the comparable prices would be $80,000 and $60,000 respectively.  As a result of this trend, Habitat made a major change in its traditional strategy.

The new strategy recognizes the following realities:

• Affordable single-family lots are not going to be available now or in the future.

• Truly affordable housing must be near jobs and public transportation.

• High-density is the only economic model for affordable housing.

• Mixed-income neighborhoods can make better sustainable communities.

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