VCHR supports localities and organizations through data-driven analysis to help improve affordability.
VCHR educates policymakers and the greater public of the Commonwealth through new research findings.
VCHR collaborates with industry leaders to model new technologies and their implications for the economy
Dr. Andrew McCoy spoke in front of Virginia Legislators at the Virginia Housing Commission. He presented current technologies that increase options for affordable housing and provide potential for local job growth. Also, he discussed current trends in housing affordability across the Commonwealth.
On June 4th, 2019 professor Andrew McCoy discussed the role of the federal government in promoting innovation for the housing industry before congressional aides on the Mall in Washington DC. The session signaled the release of a recent report for the Office of Secretary Ben Carson that details ways to promote innovation and that was part of the forming of the new "Office of Innovation" appropriated by Congress. The report can be downloaded here:
In October 2014, Governor McAuliffe issued Executive Order (EO) 32, “Advancing Virginia’s Housing Policy,” to “identify and implement actions to enable quality, affordable housing, which will strengthen families and communities and foster economic growth.” The Housing Policy Advisory Council (HPAC) was thus established under the leadership of the Secretary of Commerce and Trade to help guide the development and implementation of Virginia’s housing policy.
Members of the Virginia Center for Housing Research (VCHR) collaborated on a recent submission to the 2014 American Real Estate Society’s Conference in San Diego California. Their paper titled “Complementarity: Evidence From US Home Builders’Green Technology Use 2000-2010″ won the conference’s best paper prize for the topic of Sustainable Real Estate which is sponsored by the NAIOP Research Foundation
