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Smithfield’s Town Council voted unanimously on Aug. 6 to form a committee tasked with writing a policy governing if or when taxpayer dollars can be put toward sharing in the cost of a private residential or commercial development.

Some Washingtonian super commuters are clocking into their hybrid D.C. jobs from houses hours away.

The cost of housing is the number one reason that people are leaving Northern Virginia for other parts of the state - including Richmond - and other southeastern states, according to a new analysis by the University of Virginia.

The U.S. population will continue to grow and move south and west during the next two decades, projections from UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service show.

Petersburg’s median home sale price increased 80% since 2020 — more than any other locality in the region. The city has been the hottest U.S. market on Zillow.

Residential building permits issued this year in Frederick County will likely be the highest in almost two decades, information shows.

Southwest Virginia has shown some renewed economic energy in recent years despite population declines, economist Christine Chmura said recently.

Southwest Virginia has shown some renewed economic energy in recent years despite population declines, economist Christine Chmura said recently.