﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS generated by Dimac CMS.NET : Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:52:26 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:blogChannel="http://www.housingvirginia.org"><channel><title>Housing VA RSS</title><link>http://www.housingvirginia.org/</link><description>RSS Documents generated by Dimac CMS.NET</description><copyright>Copyright 2009, Dimac</copyright><generator>Dimac RSS v1.0</generator><item><title>Housing Virginia Releases New Study: The Effects of Housing on the Local Economy</title><link>http://www.housingvirginia.org/T1.aspx?PID=579</link><description>In this latest Housing Virginia white paper release, explore the direct connection between housing and economic vitality at the state, local and regional levels.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:59:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Housing Virginia – Start Here E-Newsletter, December 2011 </title><link>http://www.housingvirginia.org/T1.aspx?PID=577</link><description>View the full December 2011 edition here. </description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:16:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Housing Virginia at the Governors Housing Conference </title><link>http://www.housingvirginia.org/T1.aspx?PID=567</link><description>See photos of Housing Virginia at the Governors Housing Conference. </description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:04:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Housing Virginia – Start Here E-Newsletter, November 2011</title><link>http://www.housingvirginia.org/T1.aspx?PID=565</link><description>View the full November 2011 edition here. </description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:50:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Housing Countdown 2011</title><link>http://www.housingvirginia.org/T1.aspx?PID=561</link><description>Read the full report Housing Countdown 2011 - Ten Facts You Should Know About Housing in Virginia.  </description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:50:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Programs target empty houses</title><link>http://www.housingvirginia.org/T1.aspx?PID=556</link><description>...the NSP program was created in 2008 to help alleviate the effects of a surge in foreclosures that came in the wake of a national banking crisis and economic recession. </description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:33:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Next Generation of Green Living: Cutting edge green home design emerges in the region.</title><link>http://www.housingvirginia.org/T1.aspx?PID=555</link><description>Meet the passive house, dubbed the next generation of green living, and named one of the top green building trends of 2011 by the Earth Advantage Institute, a nonprofit organization that promotes sustainable building practices.</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:31:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ashburn Residents Weigh In On Community Needs</title><link>http://www.housingvirginia.org/T1.aspx?PID=554</link><description>The first of four meetings to let community members share their hopes and desires for the future of Ashburn brought out about a dozen residents to Eagle Ridge Middle School in Broadlands last night. </description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:29:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Danville partners with rental property owners to improve energy efficiency </title><link>http://www.housingvirginia.org/T1.aspx?PID=553</link><description>The city of Danville has launched a new service to help rental property owners reduce energy costs for tenants. </description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:27:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Manassas offers help for homeowners</title><link>http://www.housingvirginia.org/T1.aspx?PID=552</link><description>Area homeowners looking for help with affording their mortgages came to Osbourn High School on Saturday. </description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:25:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Board Approves Plan to Preserve Apartments</title><link>http://www.housingvirginia.org/T1.aspx?PID=551</link><description>The Arlington County Board approved a proposed residential development that will preserve in perpetuity a historic garden apartment complex in Fort Myer Heights while adding a 12-story residential building to the site.</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:24:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Real estate: Market is down but not out</title><link>http://www.housingvirginia.org/T1.aspx?PID=550</link><description>It might be the fastest growing city in Virginia , but that doesn't make Suffolk immune to the troubles in the real estate market. </description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:22:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Home Prices Rise for 5th Straight Month</title><link>http://www.housingvirginia.org/T1.aspx?PID=549</link><description>Home prices continued a winning streak in August, the fifth straight month of price gains, but remain lower on a year-over-year basis.</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:19:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>More underwater homeowners qualify for federal lifeline</title><link>http://www.housingvirginia.org/T1.aspx?PID=548</link><description>New changes to a federal foreclosure prevention program should help Hampton Roads homeowners who owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth.</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poll shows many retiring boomers staying put amid bad economy</title><link>http://www.housingvirginia.org/T1.aspx?PID=547</link><description>As baby boomers look ahead to retirement, they'd prefer a home that is affordable, accessible to medical care and close to family. </description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:15:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A life jacket for homeowners</title><link>http://www.housingvirginia.org/T1.aspx?PID=546</link><description>New changes to the Home Affordable Refinance Program should help boost the number of underwater homeowners who are eligible to participate. </description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:13:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Housing Virginia - Start Here E-Newsletter, October 2011   </title><link>http://www.housingvirginia.org/T1.aspx?PID=542</link><description>View the full October 2011 edition here.</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:52:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Feds say project could stabilize Richmond home prices</title><link>http://www.housingvirginia.org/T1.aspx?PID=541</link><description>The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones toured the 800 block of North 27th Street in the Church Hill neighborhood to demonstrate...</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:02:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lynchburg begins talks about city's housing needs</title><link>http://www.housingvirginia.org/T1.aspx?PID=540</link><description>For the first time, Lynchburg is initiating a citywide conversation about its housing needs. </description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:00:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>HUD and White House Convene Advocates to Push For HUD Budget and Project Rebuild</title><link>http://www.housingvirginia.org/T1.aspx?PID=539</link><description> On October 12, the White House and HUD convened dozens of housing and community development stakeholders from 28 states to discuss HUD's FY12 budget and the American Jobs Act.</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:57:11 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
