Carlton Views, a new affordable housing development, designed with access in mind

(RECAP: The new apartment building came out of a partnership between the Richmond-based Fountainhead Development and the Piedmont Housing Alliance. With the city grant, low-income house tax credits bought by Bank of America and a loan from the Virginia Housing Development Authority, Fountainhead — which developed the Blue Ridge PACE center — developed Carlton Views to accommodate people with disabilities.)

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Housing advocates say Trump budget cuts would eliminate more than 7,400 housing vouchers for poor, elderly and disabled Virginians

(RECAP: At least 7,400 low-income, elderly and disabled Virginians and their families would lose help with housing under President Donald Trump’s efforts to exorcise federal bloat, analysts say. The cuts unveiled as part of a spending plot for the next fiscal year would slash funds that are used to staff and repair public housing communities and reduce the number of vouchers issued to some of Virginia’s most vulnerable families.)

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Two Affordable Housing Units Up For Lottery on Friday

(RECAP: A local nonprofit is looking for qualified buyers for two affordable housing units, and will hold a lottery this Friday to find new owners. The affordable condo units were built as part of an agreement between developer Craftmark and Arlington County. Eligible applicants must complete a Virginia Housing Development Authority homebuyer education class.)

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