In the fall of 2000, Secretary of Commerce and Trade Barry E. DuVal directed the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) and VHDA to jointly conduct a statewide assessment of housing needs to use in guiding state and housing agency planning and policy development. This needs assessment, completed in November, 2001, examined the state of housing in Virginia and identified the major housing issues faced by the Commonwealth over the past decade. It also provided consistent information on housing needs, particularly regional differences in needs, to help align and coordinate state-level programs and improve the allocation of state-administered housing resources.
This assessment will be revised over the next several years, as updated and detailed housing data is released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
