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VHC News Clips, volume 2010-18 (November 11, 2010)
Valley Conservation Council book touts better development models
Augusta Free Press, November 8, 2010
(RECAP: Better Models for Development in the Shenandoah Valley 2010, just released by the Valley Conservation Council, has a clear message: When the next development cycle starts up, let's try for something better. For information or to get a copy of the book, call 540.886.3541 or go to www.valleyconservation.org .)Foreclosure Crisis, Part 2: Modifications
Wall Street Journal, November 6, 2010
(RECAP: The Obama administration's program to help struggling borrowers keep their homes is being hurt by the same miscommunication, botched documents and other snafus that caused the original foreclosure crisis.)White House Accepting Rental Policy Ideas
NLIHC Memo to Members, November 5, 2010
(RECAP: The White House's Rental Housing Working Group is seeking proposals on innovative rental housing policy until November 30. Proposal guidelines and a suggested template can be found at www.nlihc.org/doc/Rental_Policy_Conference_Instructions_and_Template.pdf )Government Policies Increase Housing Prices
Bacon's Rebellion, November 5, 2010
(RECAP: A new economic analysis shows that land use regulations add significantly to the home prices in some metropolitan areas. Of the eleven major metropolitan areas reviewed, the greater Washington DC area – including Northern Virginia – was ranked as adding the second most cost to homes through government actions.)Report: Link between sprawl, transportation issues, housing affordability
Augusta Free Press, November 4, 2010
(RECAP: Housing affordability is a critical challenge throughout Virginia —a challenge heightened by the recent recession and continuing economic turmoil, as well as problems with transportation and sprawl development, according to a report released today by Housing Virginia and the Southern Environmental Law Center. In addition to examining these problems, the organizations outline a range of practical, workable solutions and opportunities to build a better future for Virginia 's communities. The report is on the web at www.SouthernEnvironment.org (pdf) and www.housingvirginia.org .)Public Square: Reinventing Richmond
Richmond Times Dispatch, October 31, 2010
(RECAP: More than 120 people attended the 31st Public Square , which focused on Reinventing Richmond for the Next Generation. Here are the highlights from an invigorating conversation.)Hilltop Homes project renovating historic houses for apartment units
But some question cost, benefits
The Lynchburg News & Advance, October 4, 2010
(RECAP: A Lynchburg nonprofit is trying to turn back the clock for 13 homes in neighborhoods near downtown. Lynchburg Neighborhood Development Foundation has started turning the homes into 24 apartments for low-income residents. The type of new construction that would be less expensive than renovation would lack the historical character that defines the older neighborhoods in Lynchburg . “You cannot build those buildings anymore. They're worth preserving.”)News Clips Archives
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