Aaron Wiener

Housing, real estate and development in the D.C. region

Education: Yale University, BA in history

Aaron Wiener is a reporter covering housing, real estate and development in the D.C. region. He was previously the editor of Retropolis, The Post's history section. Earlier, he was a senior editor at Mother Jones, a housing reporter at Washington City Paper, a Berlin correspondent for the Los Angeles Times and the editor of the Washington Independent. He lives in D.C. with his wife and two sons.
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Daniel Snyder’s former D.C.-area homes: $90 million, 13 bedrooms, no buyers

The former Washington Commanders owner has sought record sale prices for two mansions. One has had its price cut by nearly $20 million, but neither has sold.

October 12, 2024
An aerial view of Daniel Snyder's former residence at 11900 River Road in Potomac, Md. Snyder and his wife, Tanya, first listed the home privately in 2018 for $49 million. Since then, the price has been cut by nearly $20 million and the property has been donated to the American Cancer Society, but it still hasn't found a buyer. (Geoffrey Green/VSI Aerial)

D.C. contractor sued for alleged improper screening of hopeful tenants

The lawsuit alleges that RentGrow, a major tenant screening company, unfairly rejects D.C. residents eligible for housing using incorrect data.

October 3, 2024
Community leaders and members attend a public listening session with officials from the D.C. Housing Authority on May 4, 2023. A lawsuit alleges that RentGrow, which has a contract with the housing authority, is improperly screening prospective tenants.

‘Crisis’ in unpaid rent leads D.C. to roll back eviction protections

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) has acknowledged the policies have had unintended consequences for affordable housing providers and require urgent correction.

October 1, 2024
D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D). (Craig Hudson for The Washington Post)

D.C. Council aims to tighten housing policies as unpaid rent climbs

The bill would tighten the rules around the city’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program and make it easier for landlords to evict tenants who refuse to pay rent.

September 26, 2024
The owners of Meadow Green Courts, an affordable apartment complex in Southeast Washington, say tenants there owe about $1.7 million in rent, making it hard to continue to operate. Tenants complain of poor conditions.

A ‘perfect storm’ of problems pushes D.C. toward full-blown housing crisis

Unpaid rent, rising costs and a lack of public funds are putting affordable housing properties at risk of foreclosure and preventing new ones from being built.

September 25, 2024
Shirley Thompson-Wright, tenant association president at Meadow Green Courts in Southeast Washington, stands outside the troubled affordable-housing complex. (Shedrick Pelt for The Washington Post)

D.C. AG sues landlord for ‘horrendous’ conditions in subsidized housing scheme

A D.C. landlord has been profiting from rental assistance programs while subjecting low-income residents to dangerous conditions, according to two lawsuits.

September 9, 2024
The office of D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb (D), seen in 2023, filed two lawsuits against a District landlord.

Why are historians obsessed with George Washington’s thighs?

“Muscular thighs.” “Nice quads.” “Very strong thighs.” Male biographers of George Washington have long fixated on his manly physique. Are they missing the point?

February 18, 2024
A cropped version of a print showing George Washington in his military uniform.

The first long government shutdown led to chaos — and ‘furlough babies’

A 1995 budgetary standoff between House Speaker Newt Gingrich and President Bill Clinton ground the government to a halt for four painful weeks.

October 1, 2023

    Paghahanap kay Maura

    Nagtungo si Maura mula Pilipinas sa 1904 World’s Fair para maitampok. Iilan lamang ang makakaalam kung anong nangyari sa kanila hanggang makalipas ang 100 taon.

    August 16, 2023

      Searching for Maura

      Maura came to St. Louis from the Philippines to be put on display at the 1904 World’s Fair. Few people would know what happened to her for more than a century.

      August 16, 2023