Housing is the single largest expense for most District families, with median rents exceeding $2,000 per month and median home prices approaching $700,000. Without decisive action, rising costs will continue to push out the very teachers, first responders, young professionals, and working families and seniors who have built their lives here or want to plant roots and make DC a permanent home.

As Councilmember, Kenyan McDuffie authored pioneering laws and prioritized equitable funding in the District’s budget to expand pathways to homeownership, strengthen affordable housing programs, and push the District to build more homes to meet the growing demand. As Mayor, Kenyan will build on this foundation, implementing Homes for Every Generation, a comprehensive housing strategy that both increases housing supply and protects affordability, so that DC remains a city where residents of all incomes can live, work, and raise families.

Through Homes for Every Generation, Kenyan will make the District the most accessible city in the region for homeownership, by dramatically increasing housing production, preserving affordable housing at risk of loss, and giving families of all sizes the stability to remain in the neighborhoods they call home.