Yearly Archives: 2013

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 organizations and an important LISC local partner there. While at LISC, Harris has been a tremendous voice for healthy, sustainable communities, especially in her home state of Virginia, where she led our Virginia LISC program for nine of her 16 years at LISC, before her promotion to vice president. “We will miss her clear sense of purpose and keen eye for smart, community-focused strategies,” said LISC President and CEO Michael Rubinger. “But this is not good-bye. We are thrilled that BHC will have such strong leadership, and we look forward to working closely with Greta on programs that benefit low-income Richmond residents for many years to come.”

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 affordable housing strategy that will help restore communities in Prince William County that were hardest-hit by the 2008 housing foreclosure crisis

EUGENE, OR - May 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real Estate Information Network (REIN) listings are now seamlessly integrated onto the website supported by IDX, Inc. and hosted by agent Woody Warren. Chesapeake, Virginia area properties, combining real estate listings from the surrounding states, once required a complicated and time consuming online property search. Now, potential buyers can efficiently and effectively scan REIN listings from the convenience of the website Warren hosts REIN property listings have never been so accessible via an online real estate search

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 playing of televisions and radios in outdoor areas.

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 $328 in the FY 2014 Approved Budget, the FY 2013 fee of $336 remains in effect for the first half 2013 real estate tax billing, so a refuse fee of $168 will be shown on the bills for properties subject to the fee

EUGENE, OR - May 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Jim Leland of Creed Realty has chosen to employ the powerful and innovative IDX Broker software on his professional website. As a member of the Real Estate Information Network (REIN), Leland, like many other real estate agents and brokers, can search through thousands of Virginia Beach, Virginia listings. Now, clients of Leland can experience the same accessibility and ease when scanning REIN properties, all on the convenient real estate website and search page Leland hosts.

EUGENE, OR - May 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Virginia Beach, Virginia real estate broker Tim Cochran as the latest realty professional to adopt a customizable IDX solution. His website now hosts a dynamic search page that seamlessly integrates thousands of Real Estate Information Network (REIN) listings to his Rose & Womble Realty Company website. Potential buyers throughout the Virginia Beach region can experience an online property search comparable to none, on the IDX-enabled website Cochran now supports.

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 inventory levels in the area and with continued buyer demand this trend is expect to continue upward as we move forward through the spring selling season. There is currently just over one month’s supply of inventory on the market which by definition makes this a very strong sellers market

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 service from up to five of them on request. Some of the home insurance providers: Ark Royal home insurance, Liberty Mutual home insurance, Hartford home insurance, Travelers home insurance, Safeco home insurance and ASI home insurance

EUGENE, OR - May 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX Broker software has been enabled on yet another real estate website. This time IDX, Inc. and Fairfax, Virginia real estate agent Alesa Esmond have joined forces to create an innovative property search page. As a member of the Metropolitan Regional Info System (MRIS), Esmond has long had access to thousands of detailed home listings. Now, her clients can experience the same levels of accessibility and freedom to search the database, a privilege once reserved only for Virginia agents and brokers. The convenience and timesaving capabilities of the website of Esmond have forever revolutionized the real estate website she hosts