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ARLINGTON, VA - March 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The County Board today unanimously approved a Use Permit to allow a dormitory to be part of the new Homeless Services Center in the Courthouse neighborhood. The Use Permit allows the Center to include an overnight shelter, consisting of 50 permanent beds, five medical respite beds, and an additional 25 beds during winter. The Center also will offer comprehensive services aimed at getting clients into permanent housing

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On March 12, the Alexandria City Council voted 7-0 to authorize advertisement of the maximum possible real (residential and commercial) property tax rates it will consider for the 2013 calendar year. Based on Council’s actions, the base real estate tax rate could be raised by a maximum of four cents, up to $1.038 per $100 assessed value. City Council could set any rate below the maximum of $1.038. The tax rate on tangible personal property, such as vehicles, boats and trailers, is proposed to increase from $4.75 to $5.00 per $100 of assessed value. The personal property tax rate on business equipment and other types of vehicles is not proposed to change

ARLINGTON, VA - March 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Arlington County Board voted unanimously on Monday, March 11, to approve a site plan development that will renovate two historic garden apartment buildings in the Rosslyn-Ballston Metro corridor, and replace three other garden apartments with a residential building.

Fairfax, Virginia - March 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- With the Northern Virginia area showing a second month of increased home sales compared to last year at this time, the first quarter of 2013 is gaining moderate traction.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Norfolk Department of Human Services is accepting applications for the city’s Real Estate Tax Relief/Deferral Program from Friday, March1 through June 1, 2013.

ARLINGTON, VA - February 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Looking for home renovation ideas? Have code enforcement or zoning questions? Ask the experts – from both Arlington County staff and industry – at the Saturday, March 9, 2013

ARLINGTON, VA - February 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Arlington County Board today approved the first residential building proposed since the Board adopted the

ARLINGTON, VA - February 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Arlington County Board today voted 4 to 0 to advertise a property tax rate of $1.021 per $100 of assessed value for Calendar Year (CY) 2013, including the stormwater sanitary district tax. This is five cents above the CY 2012 real estate tax rate

ARLINGTON, VA - February 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Citing the need to close a $22 million budget gap in Fiscal Year 2014, Arlington County Manager Barbara Donnellan today previewed for the County Board a proposed balanced $1.073 billion budget that calls for a mix of service cuts and a 3.2 cent real property tax rate increase

ALEXANDRIA, VA - February 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Four individuals—including two settlement agents in Annandale, Virginia—have pleaded guilty to conspiring to fraudulently taking over the titles of homes in Washington, D.C., without the real property owners’ knowledge, selling those homes, and keeping the profit.