Ensuring families and individuals have the opportunity to live in housing they can afford is a shared priority for the City of Virginia Beach and its residents. 

Creating understanding on affordable housing is important to promoting productive community engagement, helping residents make informed decisions and making connections to the right resources.

What is Housing Matters?

Housing Matters is a yearlong initiative led by Virginia Beach Housing & Neighborhood Preservation that aims to increase residents’ understanding of affordable housing and the need in Virginia Beach through educational and outreach opportunities.

Background

• Residents who responded to a September 2023 SpeakUpVB survey ranked “affordable housing/housing affordability and homelessness” among the top five City Council priorities for the next two years.
• Developing an education campaign on affordable housing was among the recommendations in the 2024 Housing Study and approved by City Council.