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VHC News Clips, volume 2009-33 (February 18, 2010)
City Council to Vote on Housing for the Homeless
Charlottesville Daily Progress, February 15
(RECAP: The City Council likely will vote tonight on whether to spend $1.55 million to purchase land on Fourth Street for a 60-unit apartment building for the homeless and those with low incomes. )City Council Approves Affordable Housing Plan
NBC29.com, February 15
(RECAP: Charlottesville City Council has said expanding affordable housing in the city is a priority. Tuesday night it tackled the topic; addressing where things stand and where the city can go from here. )Advocates for Disabled Descend on Capitol
The News & Advance, February 15
(RECAP: Several Lynchburg-area residents urged lawmakers Monday to keep funding homes in communities for people with developmental disabilities. )Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities Created, Suggestions Sought for Grant Program
NLIHC's Memo to Members, February 15
(RECAP: HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan formally announced the launch of HUD's new Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities on February 4. The office will operationalize the Admin istration's Sustainable Communities Initiative, which was funded at $150 million in FY10 appropriations, the level requested by the Admin istration . COMMENTS DUE MARCH 12 th .)Admin istration Officials Visiting Over 35 Communities This Week to Survey Recovery Act Progress, Job Creation at One-Year Mark
Politics News, February 15
(RECAP: As the Recovery Act crosses the one-year mark, Admin istration officials will travel to over 35 communities across the country this week to survey Recovery Act progress to-date and continue the Admin istration's push for additional job creation measures to put more people back to work. )Foreclosures Slow in '09
Star Exponent, February 15
(RECAP: The 2009 foreclosure rate in Culpeper County improved over 2008, but the picture is still bleak. )A Hand Up, Together: Housing Charities Use Condos to Boost Urban Homeownership
The Washington Post, February 13
(RECAP: They won't get granite kitchen counters or exotic hardwood floors, but nine Northern Virginia families are about to become condominium owners. )YWCA Outstanding Women Award Winners Announced
Richmond Times-Dispatch, February 12
(RECAP: Susan Forbes Dewey, executive director of the Virginia Housing Development Authority and president of the National Council of State Housing Agencies, received a YWCA Outstanding Women Award. )Fourth Quarter Home Sales Surge 13.9%
Condo Alexandria , February 11
(RECAP: Strong gains in existing-home sales were the predominant pattern in most states during the fourth quarter, with many more metro areas seeing prices rise from a year earlier, according to the latest survey by the National Association of Realtors. )Foreclosures Drop in January
The Virginian-Pilot, February 11
(RECAP: A report released today found that f oreclosure filings in Hampton Roads fell in January after climbing to the highest point on record the previous month. )Where's the Reform on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac?
eCredit Daily, February 9
(RECAP: Grumblings are becoming louder about what's missing from President Obama's or Capitol Hill's financial system reform proposals – mainly, any plan to address Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and the future of housing market stability. )Not All the Housing News is Bad: Roanoke Valley Area Outperforms U.S. in Price Growth
Roanoke Region of Virginia , February 9
(RECAP: Like the old saying goes, “I've got good news and I've got bad news.” The bad news would be the sharp drop in the number of homes sold from November to December – in both the local and national markets, though both are up from December 2008. The good news is the strength of the Roanoke Region's December home prices from a year ago compared to the national average. )Forget the Mortgage, I'm Paying My Credit Card Bill
U.S. News, February 9
(RECAP: Amid high unemployment and sliding home prices, a growing number of struggling consumers are doing what was once considered unthinkable: paying their credit card bills instead of their mortgages. )News Clips Archives
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