WBJ Viewpoint: Everyone agrees D.C. needs more housing. So what gives?


Viewpoint: Everyone agrees D.C. needs more housing. So what gives?

Liz DeBarros, CEO, District of Columbia Building Industry Association

I recently shared some hard truths.

“When the pencil doesn't move, the capital does.”

This is context grounded in what I am hearing from DCBIA members and partners every day about the future of housing—which is inextricably linked to real estate development and private investment in D.C.

With construction at a 15-year low, the conversation around housing needs to move into the "fine print" of what makes production possible.

Read the full Washington Business Journal Viewpoint HERE.