Housing Virginia has just added an innovative new web-based tool. The Economic Impact Calculator for new construction units generates short and long-term job creation, gross fiscal revenues, and local economic growth based on the locality, style of dwelling, and square footage of the unit. The calculator is a simple, easy-to-use way to demonstrate the potential economic benefits of affordable housing.

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The annual Virginia Governor's Housing Conference will be October 29th through 31st at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott. 

 Housing professionals from throughout the Commonwealth will gather to explore a wide variety of housing issues through a multitude of educational concurrent sessions and a variety of thought-provoking plenary sessions led by experts in housing, finance and community development.

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On June 18th, 2014, about 200 housers and educators gathered at VCU to participate in the kickoff of Housing Virginia's focus on the issue of Housing & Schools. In partnership with the VCU Wilder School, we brought industry experts from all over the region to present at Connecting the Dots Between Where Kids Live and Where They Learn: A Symposium on the Intersection of Housing & Education Policy.

The demand for more resources and events linked to housing and schools is clear from the full capacity of our single-day symposium, as well as the positive feedback from attendees. Housing Virginia hopes to fill the gaps between these two sectors by continuing the conversation surrounding housing and schools.

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The affordable housing industry often relies on innovative methods to provide diverse and quality housing to those who need it - one such method is "homesharing". 

Homesharing is defined as two or more unrelated people sharing a home, where each resident has his or her own private bedroom, but shares common areas of the home. An Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) is an independent dwelling unit located within the home, or on the property. For both, a financial and/or service exchange can be arranged to compensate for rent expenses.

In partnership with the Jefferson Area Board for Aging (JABA), the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC) has completed the feasibility study of a potential Homesharing program in the region.

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Bring your staff, board or volunteers to Richmond in December for Housing Virginia's Overcoming NIMBY Training to be held at the VHDA Housing Training Center.  Explore in a peer-learning environment both what NIMBY is in 2014 and practical ways to deal with NIMBY in your community.

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