What the data sayDrawing on CoStar data in TOPA’s Promise and Pitfalls: Balancing tenant rights, affordability, and housing investment in Washington, D.C., D.C. Policy Center researchers examined multifamily market trends in submarkets across the D.C. region with at least 6,000 units. Since 2000, inventory has grown by over 50 percent across D.C.,…

Public school enrollment in D.C. has grown for three consecutive years, including a 1 percent increase in school year 2024-25. Enrollment gains were strongest in middle and high school grades, which grew by more than 2 percent, and enrollment in adult and alternative schools increased by 2.4 percent. This stands in contrast…

On May 9, 2025, Executive Director Yesim Sayin was quoted by the Washington Post: But there are enough concerning data points in the D.C. region — including an office market that’s still in shambles following the pandemic — to indicate that some kind of economic slump is underway, pointing toward a prolonged…