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UMD Promotes Affordable Housing for its Graduate Students

Recently, the City Council received a “Graduate Student Housing Affordability White Paper” which identifies a strong unmet demand (3,300 students) for affordable graduate housing in College Park. Please see the whitepaper below. The University, the City, and the State would benefit from a significant increase in the availability of affordable graduate student housing on campus […]

Sunday March 13th, 2022 in Announcements, Housing | Comments Off on UMD Promotes Affordable Housing for its Graduate Students

Preserving Neighborhood and Exploring Affordable Housing

At this week’s Council meeting, we’ll discuss two important topics on the housing situation in College Park. In the two parts discussion, the City Council will look into the data on the single-family and rental homes and explore ways to preserve the neighborhood against the conversion of single-family homes into rental homes. Additionally, the Council […]

Sunday September 19th, 2021 in Housing | Comments Off on Preserving Neighborhood and Exploring Affordable Housing

Housing Units in College Park’s Neighborhoods

Towns and jurisdictions often use the number of housing units in different sections / areas within their towns when they analyze events (such as crime incidents) and discuss future policy decisions (such as adding future amenities etc.).  Recently, I came across the latest data on the apartments (student and multi-family) in the city. I combined that […]

Tuesday April 2nd, 2019 in Housing | Comments Off on Housing Units in College Park’s Neighborhoods

Interest Free Loan for First time New Home Buyers

The County has recently introduced  Purchase Assistance Program (PGCPAP) providing home purchase assistance to eligible, first-time home buyers to purchase residential properties in the County.  Home purchase assistance includes down payment, mortgage principal reduction and/or closing costs. The mortgage loan is funded by a lending institution, such as a mortgage company, bank, savings and loan […]

Tuesday July 24th, 2018 in Housing | Comments Off on Interest Free Loan for First time New Home Buyers

County Bill May Stop Rental Property Conversion in College Park Neighborhoods

A proposed bill in the County Council may stop conversions of single family homes to rental properties in College Park. The bill, proposed by Dist 3 County Councilman Eric Olson, will be discussed at our Council worksession tonight. The Council may take a position whether to support the bill when it will be formerly introduced […]

Tuesday July 8th, 2014 in County, Housing, Quality of Life, Rent Control, zoning | 9 Comments »

Beds and Units: Status of College Park’s Student Housing

During last Tuesday’s Council vote on rent stabilization, we looked at the number of units / beds in the on-campus and off-campus student apartments in College Park. These numbers play important roles in determining the demand for rental properties in College Park. Based on the data provided by our planning department, by next year, we […]

Thursday June 19th, 2014 in Housing | Comments Off on Beds and Units: Status of College Park’s Student Housing

Can College Park Adopt D.C’s Vacant Property Tax Law?

This morning, I came across a discussion on vacant and blighted properties in our district in north College Park. A neighbor was referring to a house, which has been vacant for at least 2 years and has been recently broken into. One idea to address to reduce vacant and blighted properties is to adopt ordinances […]

Monday June 9th, 2014 in Housing | Comments Off on Can College Park Adopt D.C’s Vacant Property Tax Law?