Yearly Archives: 2007
Northern Virginia Housing Organizations Receive $70.4 Million in Financing to Address Housing Needs
Thirteen Northern Virginia housing organizations are receiving good news and much needed funding for first-time homebuyers. The Virginia Housing Development Authority recently announced that...
Behringer Harvard and Brookfield Real Estate Opportunity Fund Invest in D.C.-Area Apartment Development
Behringer Harvard, Brookfield Real Estate Opportunity Fund and Fairfield Residential announced (July 25, 2007) the closure of funding for the development of Fairfield at...
Hampton Roads faces tough real estate market
Thousands of homes in Hampton Roads are on the market, and experts say they’re staying there for a long time in a tough market.
"We...
Forest City Enterprises Picks Up 11 Office Buildings in Virginia
Forest City Enterprises Inc. has added to its portfolio of commercial real estate holdings in the Richmond region with the acquisition of 11 office...
Williamsburg regains some price losses
Although the Williamsburg area made some gains in June on prices that had been eroding, it's more of the same for existing home sales...
Rentals up, sales down in Northern Virginia
A $700,000, six-bedroom brick house off Nutley Street in Vienna was snapped up in three weeks, listing Realtor John Nguyen reported. The reason was...
Washington County landowners say auto plant won’t locate in county
Some of the landowners whose property is being eyed for a Magna automotive plant near the Washington-Smyth county line say they believe the deal...
Turner Selected to Construct $180 Million Granby Tower in Norfolk, Virginia
Washington, D.C. - July 25, 2007 - Turner Construction Company has been selected by the Marathon Development Group to serve as the general contractor for...
Area home sales down 17 percent
After smacking bottom at the end of 2006, the Charlottesville-area real estate market has leveled off, despite a 17 percent drop in sales from...
Planning Commission Gives Buddhists the Boot
The Virginia Beach Planning Commission voted 6-5 two weeks ago against a Buddhist group’s application to hold religious services in a house in Pungo,...