Opinion: Who Will Actually Build the Housing They’re Promising?  | The Georgetowner

June 18, 2026

D.C. Policy Center

On June 10, 2026, a D.C. Policy Center report was cited in The Georgetowner:

A recent report by the D.C. Policy Center found that just 10 census tracts accounted for nearly one-third of all housing units built citywide between 2000 and 2020, while many neighborhoods added comparatively little housing.

Additional reading: Breaking the scarcity-subsidy cycle: A new housing vision for the District of Columbia

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Opinion: Who Will Actually Build the Housing They’re Promising?  | The Georgetowner

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D.C. Policy Center

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