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VHC News Clips, volume 2009-8 (August 27, 2009)
Families May Apply for Housing through Habitat for Humanity Program
StaffordCountySun.com, August 24
(RECAP: Families will be given the opportunity to apply for housing through The Greater Fredericksburg Habitat for Humanity's program after attending a Family Selection Orientation.)Rocky Mount Manufactured Homes Plant Should Resume Production Today
The Roanoke Times, August 24
(RECAP: Joseph Stegmayer, chairman and chief executive officer of Cavco Industries, said Monday that the company plans to continue operating the Fleetwood Homes plant in Rocky Mount that it purchased last week from bankrupt Fleetwood Enterprises.)Homes Sales: July Sales Show Signs of Rebound
Daily Press, August 21
(RECAP: Hampton 's housing market is beginning to show signs of pulling out of the doldrums of late 2008 and early 2009.)New Traditional Design Option For Leesburg Clears Commission
Leesburg Today, August 21
(RECAP: Members of the Leesburg Planning Commission signed off Thursday on a measure that could bring higher residential density to certain R1 zoned parcels, but also better design and desired transportation infrastructure.)APTA Provides Home Repairs For Local Resident Through Rebuilding Together Alexandria Medical News Today, August 21
(RECAP: The American Physical Therapy Association's (APTA) Board of Directors and senior staff teamed up with Rebuilding Together Alexandria, a nonprofit organization that rehabilitates the homes of low-income homeowners, to conduct home repairs for a 92-year-old resident in Old Town.)Hampton Roads Cities to Oppose Va. Runoff Rules
The Virginian-Pilot, August 21
(RECAP: Cities and counties across Hampton Roads are opposing proposed state rules intended to curb storm water runoff from development and construction sites. The proposed regulations would dictate how new homes, roads, offices and shopping centers are built, where new development occurs, and how redevelopment happens in cities and towns.)Danville Rebuilds Neighborhoods with Building Blocks
WDBJ7.com, August 21
(RECAP: Danville neighborhoods that were once overrun with drugs and crime are being cleaned up one block at a time. The city is buying up property and transforming homes with the goal of attracting new owners.)9% of Virginians Facing Mortgage Trouble; Many are Recently Unemployed.
WTVR.com, August 21
(RECAP: Last November Alfred Kersey lost his job. By June, he was struggling to pay his home mortgage payments and nearly fell into foreclosure. Kersey is among 9% of Virginians caught up in a second wave of foreclosures or threatened foreclosures not related to the questionable adjustable rate loans or subprime loans that started the housing crisis.)From a Dream Development, a Harder Reality
The Washington Post, August 20
(RECAP: When it was proposed in 2002, the Town Center development was billed as a charming throwback to small-town Americana , complete with an old-fashioned town square and bandstand surrounded by upscale homes, shops and restaurants. But then the housing bust came, and plans changed.)Franklin Awaits Word on Housing Grant
Tidewater News, August 19
(RECAP: If the grant from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development is awarded to Franklin , it will provide the city with $503,519.91 to buy and rehabilitate foreclosed and vacant homes and resell them to low- to medium-income families.)Virginia Realtors Endorse Bolling, Shannon Following McDonnell Announcement
Business Wire, August 18
(RECAP: The Virginia Association of Realtors, through its Virginia Realtors Political Action Committee (RPAC), has endorsed Bill Bolling for lieutenant governor and Steve Shannon for attorney general. Earlier today it announced its support for Bob McDonnell for governor.)Council Seeks to Use Federal Money to Build New Affordable Housing Units
Charlottesville Tomorrow, August 18
(RECAP: The Charlottesville City Council has set its priorities for what affordable housing projects should be first-in-line to receive federal funding in the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2010. Council indicated it wants to use Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to support projects that seek to add to the City's affordable housing stock.)Planned Lynchburg Low-Income Housing Projects Fail to Land Federal Funding
The Lynchburg News & Advance, August 18
(RECAP: Five low-income housing projects planned for the Lynchburg area failed to get federal tax credits this year. According to a Virginia Housing Development Authority list, about 24 projects were approved for the money statewide while more than 60 were denied.)Activist Co-Founded Arlington Housing Corp.
The Washington Post (Remembrance), August 18
(RECAP: Jennie Davis, 84, one of the founders of the Arlington Housing Corp., which works to improve housing in the Nauck community in Arlington County , died July 30 at the Cherrydale nursing home in Arlington , where she lived. She had Alzheimer's disease.)
