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VHC News Clips, volume 2010-23 (December 22, 2010)
Housing Advocacy Day 2011
Richmond , VA
(RECAP: Make plans to join us for the 2011 Housing Advocacy Day at the Virginia General Assembly on Wednesday, February 2nd from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm! For complete details or to register, click here. http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=7rm8y7bab&oeidk=a07e37j6ki80b3c105e)Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity Partners with Dominion on Energy Efficient Home in Henrico County
Richmond , VA , December 9, 2010
(RECAP : Organizations that provide shelter or housing assistance for the homeless and others in need are benefitting from donations from Dominion totaling more than $1 million. The donations were made on December 9, 2010, to organizations throughout Virginia including Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity which received $70,000 for an energy-efficient home rehab initiative in Henrico County .)Housing Virginia …Start Here!
December Issue
(RECAP: Housing Virginia makes the case for increasing the supply of affordable housing options across the state by providing local leaders with up-to-date housing research, proven approaches and effective community education strategies. Stay up to date with news, approaches and solid information to use in your region.)Housing Pick Faces Opposition
Wall Street Journal, December 20, 2010
(RECAP: The White House's pick to head the agency that oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac appears unlikely to win Senate confirmation before Congress adjourns due to a sharp policy disagreement between the White House and Senate Republicans over how to regulate the mortgage-finance giants.)A Plan to Make Homelessness History
The New York Times, December 20, 2010
(RECAP : Each day, roughly 700,000 people in the country are homeless. About 120,000 are chronically homeless. Without direct assistance, many will remain homeless for the rest of their lives — at enormous cost to society and themselves.)First Time Homebuyers React to Rising Rates
UPI.com Real Estate Economy Watch, December 20, 2010
(RECAP: A sharp increase in interest rates is driving first-time homebuyers back into the market, increasing first-timer share of the home buying market according to the latest Campbell/Inside Mortgage Finance HousingPulse Tracking Survey.)Dora Highway community gets home makeovers
Town to build or renovate 25 single-family homes
The Roanoke Times, December 19, 2010
(RECAP : The Dora Highway neighborhood -- one of the oldest in the town of Pulaski -- is getting a face-lift. The town and Community Housing Partners are joining to renovate and build 25 single-family homes in the neighborhood – a $3 million development made possible by the Community Improvement Grant from Community Development Block Grant funds from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development.)NHTF Omitted From Tax Bill, Advocates Continue Fight for Funding
NLIHC Memo to Members, December 17, 2010
(RECAP : During the week of December 13, the House and Senate passed and President Obama signed legislation to extend the Bush-era tax cuts and unemployment insurance. Provisions important to housing advocates, including funding for the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF), were omitted from the final bill. State and local advocates should express their concern to their elected officials over the failure to capitalize the NHTF this year. Advocates also are encouraged to review the proposed NHTF regulations and NLIHC's sample comment letter and submit comments of their own. The comment period ends December 28. To read NLIHC's Call to Action on Senator Sanders' amendment, go to: http://capwiz.com/nlihc/callalert/index.tt?alertid=20776561. The proposed rule and instructions for filing comments are at: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-27069.pdf. The sample comment letter is at: http://www.nlihc.org/doc/Sample_Letter_NHTF_Proposed_Regulations.pdf)Senate Fails to Advance Omnibus, FY11 Appropriations Still Unfinished
NLIHC Memo to Members, December 17, 2010
(RECAP: On December 16, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) decided to withdraw the Senate FY11 omnibus appropriations bill, which included funding for HUD programs, from consideration by the full Senate. Despite some earlier statements of support, all Republicans said they would oppose the bill, thereby preventing its passage. NLIHC is monitoring Congress' appropriations actions and will issue a “Call to Action” when calls from advocates will be most effective. View NLIHC's budget chart at: http://www.nlihc.org/doc/FY11-Budget-Chart.pdf)Senate Passes 811 and 202 Bills
NLIHC Memo to Members, December 17, 2010
(RECAP: The one bright spot in low income housing policy in the lame duck session occurred on December 17 when the Senate passed S. 1481, the Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act, by unanimous consent. The bill was reported out of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on September 30. View S. 1481 at: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:s1481is.txt.pdf. View S. 118 at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111s118es/pdf/BILLS-111s118es.pdf)New Census Data Provide Detailed Look at Changing Demographics and Housing Costs across Rural and Urban America
NLIHC Memo to Members, December 17, 2010
(RECAP: The U.S. Census Bureau has released its first five-year American Community Survey (ACS) estimates. Begun in 2005, the ACS is an annual survey that replaces the detailed questionnaire (“long form”) that some households completed as part of prior decennial censuses. The new data set, published December 14, provides localized statistics on income, housing, ethnicity, economics, and other demographics. It combines data from annual sample surveys sent to three million addresses between 2005 and 2009. The data set is available on the Census Bureau's website at: http://www.census.gov/acs/www/data_documentation/2009_release/)Republican Panelists Dissent on Cause of Crisis
The New York Times, December 15, 2010
(RECAP: The Republican members of the commission appointed by Congress to investigate the causes of the financial crisis plan to release a document on Wednesday that assigns government housing policies substantial blame for the origins of the 2008 financial crisis.)Commission backs more money for affordable housing
The Daily Progress, December 15, 2010
(RECAP: The Charlottesville Planning Commission would like to see more local dollars go into the city's large housing fund that allocates money for affordable housing projects. Commissioners recommended Tuesday that the Charlottesville Housing Fund should contain more than $1.4 million in city dollars in fiscal 2012.)Housing Authority Board Approves Pinewell Request
The Virginian-Pilot, December 14, 2010
(RECAP: Pinewell residents are one step closer to being included in the West Ocean View conservation district, a move that would make them eligible for grants to upgrade their homes.)1 in 5 mortgage borrowers in Hampton Roads ‘underwater'
The Virginian-Pilot, December 14, 2010
(RECAP: The number of homeowners in Hampton Roads who owed more on their mortgages than their homes were worth climbed to more than 70,900 at the end of September, according to a report released Monday.)Multicity effort gives homeless a fresh start in Portsmouth
The Virginian-Pilot, December 13, 2010
(RECAP: South Bay Apartments, a 60-unit building, is the latest in a cooperative, regional effort to provide permanent housing for homeless people. It is a project of Virginia Supportive Housing and was constructed from the ground up on land donated by the city.)From menswear to multifamily
RichmondBiz.com, December 9, 2010
(RECAP: A Fredericksburg real estate investor is poised to take control of large swath of apartments in Richmond 's Northside.)Dominion gives $2 million to affordable housing
Richmond Times-Dispatch, December 9, 2010
(RECAP: More than $2 million in grants announced by Dominion Virginia Power today will create an energy-efficient Habitat for Humanity house and bolster the company's EnergyShare assistance program.)Lawmakers want to reform Virginia foreclosure law: Current law allows homeowners to be evicted in as little as two weeks
Virginia Statehouse News, December 7, 2010
(RECAP: In Virginia , the home foreclosure process can send people packing in less than two weeks. Two legislators — Sen. Chap Petersen, D- Fairfax, and Del. Bob Marshall, R-Manassas — plan to introduce legislation next session to reform the process.)
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