Looking to combat the high number of overgrown lawns in the county that have ‘sprung up’ with the high number of foreclosed homes, the Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance on September 8th that will give the county more authority to cut tall grass. It applies to homes on lots smaller than a half acre, [...]
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On May 20th I wrote that Fairfax County was considering a program, dubbed “Silver Lining”, to purchase foreclosed properties and convert them into affordable housing for teachers, firefighters, and police officers who otherwise would not be able to qualify financially for homes in the county. Using county loans, the buyers could purchase the properties directly from [...]
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I bring statistics to my posts here at LoCoMusings on a fairly regular basis, but today I want to bring you my personal experience. We’ve heard about the housing crisis in the media, at a fever pitch, for the last year. (Anyone who watched the Ice Age movies? “Doom on you! Doom on you!”). Really, [...]
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It was about that time of the month for me to do a new statistical analysis of the Loudoun County market, but this month I’m going to direct you to a post at Loudoun RE Blog: Loudoun County Real Estate Market Showing Continued Signs Of Strengthening. From the numbers that fellow Realtor Danilo Bogdanovic has [...]
A few days ago I wrote that Fairfax County was considering buying foreclosed homes as part of a Silver Lining Program to expand affordable housing for county employees. My point was that Loudoun County, with a high percentage of foreclosed properties, should look at what Fairfax is doing with an eye on implementing something similar [...]
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