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Housing: the Critical Issue for Virginia’s Future

Robert Puentes
Robert Puentes is the Vice President and Director of Brookings Metro.
Robert Puentes Vice President and Director - Brookings Metro

December 5, 2005

In this presentation to the Virginia Housing Commission Robert Puentes illustrates the importance of developing a statewide housing policy for Virginia. In the speech, Puentes provides general trends about housing challenges in Virginia and presents some essential elements of what a state housing policy should consider.

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