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VHC News Clips, volume 2009-1 (July 2, 2009)
Housing in Peril as Obama Fails to Get Financing Breakthrough
Bloomberg.com, June 29
(RECAP: The $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit in the U.S. economic stimulus package and a government program to subsidize some mortgage payments have had little effect, according to Eric Belsky, executive director of Harvard University 's Joint Center for Housing Studies in Cambridge , Massachusetts.)BofA Wording May Cause More Foreclosures
Puget Sound Business Journal, June 29
(RECAP: Experts say the wording, which was recently and quietly added to Bank of America's short-sale agreement, could have major ramifications for a large group of distressed homeowners in Washington and across the country.)Favola Offers Upbeat View of County's Future
Sun Gazette, June 29
(RECAP: Arlington is weathering the recession better than nearly any other community, but an ongoing economic downturn could force more difficult choices in the coming year.)Countrywide Settlement Funds to Help with Foreclosure Counseling
The Virginia Pilot, June 29
(RECAP: Virginia Attorney General Bill Mims announced this morning that $50,000 from a settlement with Countrywide Financial Corp. will be used to help families with foreclosure relief counseling.)Rental Assistance Harder to Come By
The Daily Press, June 28
(RECAP: Impacts from the economy vary among Peninsula-area localities who administer the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's funds for rental assistance for low-income families through the Housing Choice Voucher Program.)Homeless Women Find a Safe Haven
The Virginia Gazette, June 27
(RECAP: After nearly a decade of planning and two years of construction, York County 's first homeless shelter is poised to open this fall. Women will be able to stay there up to two years.)Berryville Apartment Project Sidetracked
The Winchester Star, June 25
(RECAP: Rev. Daniel Garrett spoke during a public hearing, hoping to persuade the town Planning Commission to recommend that the Town Council approve a rezoning that would change a little more than 12 acres off Mosby Boulevard from business use to “older person residential.”)
