Advance Evening News
This afternoon's stories include the second annual regional housing summit and a report on VRE ridership.
Second Annual Regional Housing Summit Seeks Solution to Housing Unaffordability
By Adele Uphaus
“There are more homes for sale over $1 million than there are under $300,000,” said Kim McClellan, public policy director for the Fredericksburg Area Association of Realtors, to the audience at the second annual Regional Housing Summit on Thursday morning.
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VRE Ridership Has Yet to Recover from Pandemic Downturn
By Hank Silverberg
Despite a 76% on-time rating and a relatively smooth ride to points in Northern Virginia and Washington D.C., ridership on the Virginia Railway Express has yet to fully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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