Yearly Archives: 2011
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Awards $3.6 Million in Grants for Homeless...
NORFOLK, VA - December 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded more than $3.6 million in grants to sustain homeless housing programs in Norfolk and Chesapeake in the first phase of the HUD Homeless Assistance Awards for this year. All of Norfolk and Chesapeake's current Permanent Supportive Housing and Transitional Housing Programs were fully renewed through the competition.
Norfolk to hold workshop on how to apply for World Changers home repair program
December 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- World Changers Norfolk is a partnership between the City of Norfolk and a ministry of the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. The program provides exterior home repair opportunities to low and moderate income homeowners at no cost to them. Volunteers come during the summer for one week.
Governor McDonnell Asks for Additional Earthquake Recovery Assistance for Homeowners and Local Governments
RICHMOND - December 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Bob McDonnell today asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to approve disaster assistance for nine additional localities recovering from the 5.8 magnitude earthquake on Aug. 23 and the more than 50 aftershocks.
Lender Representative Pleads Guilty to Mortgage Fraud
NEWPORT NEWS, VA - December 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Victoria L. Allen, 57, of Chesapeake, Va., pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, stemming from a mortgage fraud orchestrated by Allen and several other conspirators, including a mortgage broker, title company owner, accountant and local business owner.
Housing Authority Addresses Issues At Apartments
December 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Hampton Redevelopment and Housing Authority now owns the Harbor Square Apartments in downtown Hampton and is taking steps to address the most serious problems at the complex.
Virginia announces new public-private partnership to reduce homelessness for children and their families
December 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A State and federal initiative will help communities improve the availability of affordable housing for children and their families experiencing homelessness by increasing the provision of rapid re-housing. Rapid re-housing is a proven solution to homelessness for children and their families. It permanently ends homelessness and is often more cost-efficient than current programs.
LOCAL EVENT LAUNCHED IN CONJUNCTION WITH GOVERNOR McDONNELL’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF A NEW PUBLIC –...
City, VA - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development has partnered with the Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness and the National Alliance to End Homelessness in a new initiative aimed at meeting the Governor’s goal of reducing homelessness by 15 percent for children and their families in urban, suburban, and rural communities across the Commonwealth. The new initiative, sponsored by the Freddie Mac Foundation, was announced in conjunction with the Governor’s Housing Conference.
FEMA Does Not Condemn Homes
MIDLOTHIAN, VA - November 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Some Louisa County residents are reluctant to register with FEMA for earthquake assistance because they fear FEMA will condemn their homes and they'll have no place to live. Many earthquake survivors have told Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) Community Relations teams, they have not registered because of this fear.
Deadline to Pay Real Property Tax is December 5
Leesburg, VA - November 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Treasurer H. Roger Zurn Jr. reminds taxpayers that the deadline for payment of the second half real property tax is Monday, December 5, 2011. Payments postmarked after December 5, 2011, will incur a 10% late payment penalty. The penalty date will not be extended for bills where assessment questions have been filed with the Board of Equalization. Additional interest at the rate of 10% per annum will be assessed
NEW PUBLIC – PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AIMS TO REDUCE HOMELESSNESS FOR VIRGINIA’S CHILDREN
Richmond, VA - November 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development has partnered with the Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness and the National Alliance to End Homelessness in a new initiative sponsored by the Freddie Mac Foundation aimed at meeting the Commonwealth's goal of reducing homelessness by 15 percent for children and their families in urban, suburban, and rural communities across Virginia.