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FXBG Advance
- September 12, 2024
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All across the Fredericksburg region, the average renter would have to work more than one full-time job in order to afford a two-bedroom apartment at fair market rent. In Fredericksburg City, you need to make an hourly wage of $39.33 in order to be able to afford a two-bedroom apartment at the area fair market […]

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FXBG Advance
- August 5, 2024
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There are many factors at play in the housing crisis; many of them beyond the control of local and state governments to affect. But there is one factor in their control – building more housing. One doesn’t need a degree in economics to know that housing is a significant issue here locally, in Virginia, and […]

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FXBG Advance
- March 12, 2024
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by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT The Fredericksburg Regional Housing Assembly has identified the following three top priorities for addressing the area housing crisis: The Housing Assembly is an advisory group made up of multiple stakeholders—including representatives from the Rappahannock Area Health District, Central Virginia Housing Coalition, the Fredericksburg Area Association of Realtors, the Rappahannock […]

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FXBG Advance
- December 24, 2023
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In January, carpentry students at Caroline High School will start building a 1,500-square-foot house in the parking lot outside their classroom. Once they’ve completed the modular home—from drywall and flooring to cabinetry and fixtures, but minus the roof—it will be transported to its final site and sold at-cost to a disabled veteran. The home has […]

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