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VHC News Clips, volume 2011-3 (January 20, 2011)
Fighting MERS could lead to credit card rates for mortgages
HousingWire: Financial News for the Mortgage Market, January 19, 2011
(RECAP: If local governments succeed in the fight against how banks have recorded the transfer of mortgage notes through the Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, home loans could become as expensive as credit cards, K&L Gates Partner Laurence Platt said Wednesday.)General Assembly session kicks off
Progress-Index, January 16, 2011
(RECAP: Editor's note: During the General Assembly session in Richmond , one of our area lawmakers submits a report on what is happening in the capital. As a public service, we are pleased to print this lawmaker's views on the legislative session. This is her report. Jan, 12, 2011 marked the start of the short session, and the beginning of long days and nights. This session is scheduled to run for 46 days and the expected date for adjournment is Saturday, Feb. 26.)Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Awards $42.7 Million for Affordable Housing Development: Funding will Create, Improve, or Preserve 4,841 Affordable Rental, Homeownership Units
PRNewswire, January 14, 2011
(RECAP: Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) announced today that it will award $42.7 million to assist in the funding of 90 affordable housing projects in 11 states and the District of Columbia , as part of its 2010 Affordable Housing Program (AHP).)Honoring Palmore's 15 Years of Service: Good Shepherd Housing bids farewell to faithful member.
Connection Newspapers, January 14, 2011
(RECAP: Mattie Palmore was honored Saturday, Jan. 8, for her years of service to Good Shepherd at a party held at the Gum Springs Community Center . Friends and co-workers talked about some of the many things that Palmore had done, while a slide show highlighted all she's done to help the world around her.)Trudy Harsh Is Honored: She's named a ‘Washingtonian of the Year.'
CentreView Northern Edition, Friday, January 14, 2011
(RECAP: Centreville's Trudy Harsh doesn't seek the limelight or need a lot of fanfare to do what she does. Steady and determined, she focuses on finding affordable housing for Fairfax County 's mentally ill. Now, though, her hard work and dedication are being recognized throughout the Washington Metropolitan area. In its January issue, the Washingtonian magazine named her one of 12 Washingtonians of the Year.)Plymouth Haven – A Neighborhood in Transition
Mount Vernon Gazette, Friday, January 14, 2011
(RECAP: The old adage “What goes around comes around” applies to both carousels and cycles in residential real estate development. In suburban growth, an early go-round that began in 1940 whirled through Fairfax County as bedroom communities began to grow like wheat in the fields they replaced. Sixty years later another revolution started up in one of those pioneering neighborhoods, and it continues today.)Peace Quilters Warm the Nights for Homeless Residents
Alexandria Gazette Packet, Friday, January 14, 2011
(RECAP: With the cold weather and the holidays approaching, Volunteers of America Chesapeake relies on community partners and volunteers more than any other time of year. Volunteers of America Chesapeake is a faith-based, non-profit human services organization that helps more than 9,000 people each year at its 26 programs serving: the homeless, mentally ill, individuals with intellectual disabilities, the aging, those in need of affordable housing, those recovering from substance abuse and community corrections.)New Housing Bills Are Introduced in 112th Congress
NLIHC Memo to Members, January 14, 2011
(RECAP: Several housing-related bills have been introduced in the early weeks of the 112th Congress.)Proposals to Cut Discretionary Spending Introduced
NLIHC Memo to Members, January 14, 2011
(RECAP: Making good on Republican plans to cut discretionary FY11 spending, Representative Kevin Brady (R-TX) introduced H.R. 235, the Cut Unsustainable and Top-Heavy Spending Act of 2011. The bill would rescind, reduce or eliminate dozens of discretionary spending programs totaling $44 billion. The legislation does not target housing programs though it would eliminate HUD's Brownfields Redevelopment Program.)News Clips Archives
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