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New Polling Data Shows Virginians On Board with Addressing Climate Change
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jim Moran, Northern Virginia Democrat, participated in the release of new data showing a broad consensus on climate change and policies to cut greenhouse gas emission prepared by St...
The Boulder Group Arranges Sale of a Net Leased Best Buy Property in Fredericksburg,...
Northbrook, IL - November 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net leased Best Buy property located at 1541 Carl D Silver Parkway in Fredericksburg, Virginia ...
Warner Statement on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Profit Announcements
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement today after Fannie Mae reported earnings of $8.7 billion a...
Arlington Emergency Winter Shelter to Open Nov. 1
ARLINGTON, Va. - November 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Arlington’s Emergency Winter Shelter will open for the 2013-2014 season on Friday, November 1 and remain open through March 31, 2014. This is the final winter season that the County plans to ope...
Hampton Council denies hotel conversion to shelter
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- City Council voted 5-0 to deny a permit that would allow the former Arrow Inn to become a homeless shelter for up to 120 people, both veterans and families.
Jenkins: Rahall Not Working To Overturn New EPA Rule
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - September 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- State senator and congressional candidate Evan Jenkins said Wednesday that Congressman Nick Rahall's response to the new EPA rule effectively banning new coal-fired power plants is disingenuo...
Landmark Hotel Group is investing in Coliseum Central
WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Landmark Hotel Group LLC of Virginia Beach, a leader in hospitality development and management, recently acquired the Pinewood Plaza office building on Commerce Drive as part of a multi-millio...
Warner, Kaine call for nationwide examination of tax lien programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine joined Senator Ron Wyden and nine other Senators in urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to examine th...
Arlington County Asks Public to Weigh In on Housing Study Priorities
ARLINGTON, VA - September 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Arlington County residents are invited to participate in a public forum on September 26 to review a draft set of guiding principles for Affordable Housing Goals and Targets put together by a comm...
Statement of Governor Bob McDonnell on Secretary Terrie Suit’s Selection as Chief Executive Officer...
RICHMOND - September 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Virginia first-ever Secretary of Veteran's Affairs and Homeland Security, Terrie Suit, has been selected as the next Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia Association of REALTORS ® (VAR). Suit, a ...
Statement of Sen. Warner on the President’s Remarks on Housing Finance Reform
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement today on President Obama’s remarks on housing finance reform during a speech in Phoenix, AZ. On June 25th, Sen. Warner introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen the...
Home Modification Grants for Disabled Veterans in Virginia
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Granting Freedom is a grant program for home modifications for disabled veterans or disabled servicemen or women who sustained a line of duty injury resulting in a service connected disability. The...
Calkain Companies Arranges Sale of Chase Bank Ground Lease
Reston, VA - July 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Andrew Fallon and Jon Florin, Assistant Vice Presidents at Calkain Companies, a national real estate investment brokerage firm, recently arranged the purchase of a Chase Bank (NYSE: JPM) corporate groun...
Robert Hurt Statement Following Committee Hearing Examining Legislative Proposal To End Taxpayer Bailouts Of...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Robert Hurt (R-Virginia) released the below statement following the Financial Services Committee hearing examining the Protecting American Taxpayers And Homeowners Act, a legislative pr...
Arlington County Board Approves Mixed-use Building with Grocery Store for Pentagon City
ARLINGTON, VA - July 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Arlington County Board today approved phases four and five of the Metropolitan Park project to redevelop an existing warehouse site to a single largest residential and retail high-rise in Pentagon...
Good News/Bad News: Real Estate Rebound Slows Some But Sales Numbers, Employment Numbers...
Fairfax, VA - July 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- To keep the economy improving, so must the housing recovery improve. While conditions have been great for home buying, there are signs that the time to wait may be over. Appreciation is on the rise, but...
Arlington County Announces New Housing Director
ARLINGTON, VA - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Arlington County today named David Cristeal, currently in an acting position as housing director, Arlington’s Housing Director
Reduction in Overall Homelessness Proves We Have Solutions
RICHMOND, VA - June 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. McDonnell recently announced during an event at St. Joseph's Villa that rates of homelessness in Virginia have decreased 16 percent overall from 2010 to 2013. This includes a 17 percent decrease i...
Sen. Warner for Politico: Ending Private Gains, Public Loses
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In 2008, the government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were nationalized and given a $188 billion capital injection by taxpayers to stay afloat. Structural reform of the GS...
Governor McDonnell Announces 16 Percent Decrease in Overall Homelessness in Virginia
RICHMOND - June 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that overall homelessness in the Commonwealth has declined 16 percent from 2010 to 2013 with a 17 percent decrease in family homelessness in the same period. Of speci...
Arlington County Board Authorizes Joint Venture with MWAA on Firearms Training Facility
ARLINGTON, Va. - June 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Arlington County Board on Tuesday authorized the County Manager to proceed with a joint venture on a new state-of-the-art firearms training facility. The 25-year agreement with the Metropolitan W...
County Approves $1 Million Private/Public Partnership to House Most Vulnerable Homeless Arlingtonians
ARLINGTON, Va. - June 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The County Board today unanimously approved funding for a $1 million private/public partnership to house our most vulnerable homeless Arlingtonians.
Virginia housing group appoints LISC’s Greta Harris as CEO
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Greta Harris, a long-time member of LISC’s leadership team, is taking over as president and CEO of the Better Housing Coalition (BHC), one of Richmond’s leading community development organizatio...
Statement of Sen. Warner on VOICE and Prince William County Housing Initiative
WASHINGTON, DC - June 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today issued a statement welcoming the announcement of Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement, or VOICE, on a neighborhood revitalization and affordab...
Arlington County Board Adopts Revised Zoning Ordinance Regulations for Outdoor Cafes
ARLINGTON, AV - May 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Arlington County Board today adopted amendments to the Zoning Ordinance to define the term “outdoor cafe”, allow outdoor cafes on private property to stay open year-round, and permit the playin...
Alexandria’s First Half Real Estate Tax Bills Mailed May 14
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The City of Alexandria has mailed bills for the first half 2013 real estate tax and refuse fee to all property owners and/or mortgage companies. Although the residential refuse fee was decreased to ...
Price of a Home in Ashburn for April Increases 12%
Leesburg, VA - May 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The price of a home in Ashburn for the zip code 20147 increased 1.04% from the month of March for a total year over year increase of 12.6% when compared to April 2012. We are continuing to see very low ...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 14, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — ShopHomeInsurance.net is the best online Home Insurance service. The company has tied up with some of the best home insurance providers in the US and offers Home Insurance quotes comparison s...
AVAILABILITY OF 2013 EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT APPLICATIONS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority (VIHFA) announces the availability of Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) applications for the 2013 grant year
Robert Hurt Statement Following Committee Hearing On Housing Finance System
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Robert Hurt today released the below statement following the Financial Services Committee hearing examining regulatory impediments to private capital investments and a sustainable hous...