News Stories Tagged "housing market"

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Figures Show Migration to Outer D.C. Suburbs Nearly Halting

Thursday, March 19, 2009

As housing prices have plummeted and credit has shriveled, more residents of the District and Washington's inner suburban counties have chosen to stay put, all but ending the steady exodus to the region's less expensive, outer suburbs. Read story »

Loudoun Home Sales

Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008

These sales were recorded in Loudoun County and supplied to The Washington Post by the Loudoun County Assessment Office. Read story »

Loudoun Home Sales

Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008

These sales were recorded in Loudoun County and supplied to The Washington Post by the Loudoun County Assessment Office. Read story and 2 comments »

Loudoun News Briefs

Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008

News briefs in Loudoun County. Read story »

Foreclosure Assistance Is on the Way

Va. Officials to Funnel Millions in Federal Aid

Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008

Housing officials in Northern Virginia and Richmond are meeting this week to determine how to allocate $46 million in emergency federal aid set aside to stanch the region's foreclosure crisis. Read story and 2 comments »

County Targets Foreclosed Houses

Programs to Help Public, Private Workers Buy Properties

Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008

Loudoun County officials are working out the details of a program to help public employees purchase foreclosed houses and have approved another measure aimed at encouraging public and private-sector workers to buy such properties. Read story and 6 comments »

Loudoun News Briefs

Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008

News briefs in Loudoun County. Read story »

Foreclosures Nearly Triple in Virginia Since July '07

Last Month's Rate 10th Highest in U.S.

Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008

Foreclosures in Virginia nearly tripled last month compared with July 2007, with Northern Virginia accounting for more than half of the foreclosures. Read story and 1 comment »

County Workers Might Buy Foreclosed Homes

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Virginia officials are joining the parade of local governments trying to cope with the rising tide of foreclosures by offering free mortgage-assistance clinics to homeowners at risk. Read story and 1 comment »

County Shifts Focus to Improving Sterling Area

Efforts to Improve Life in Sterling Moving Forward, Officials Say

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Loudoun County leaders say they are making progress on an effort to improve the quality of life in Sterling, an area that some residents and officials think has been neglected over the years as county government focused its attention on faster-growing communities. Read story and 8 comments »

A Higher Law for Lending

Business is up at Islamic finance firms, which don’t charge interest and weren’t part of the mortgage debacle.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

The mortgage industry may be in meltdown, but at least one class of lender appears to be flourishing: Islamic finance companies that offer Muslim home buyers alternative arrangements such as lease-to-own deals so they can avoid making the sort of interest payments that many believe their religion forbids. Read story and 1 comment »

Land, Market Strategies Help NVR Post Profit

Monday, April 28, 2008

Along Gum Spring Road at the edge of Loudoun County, the rumbling of a tractor and the pounding of hammers are reminders that local builder NVR, one of the nation’s largest, is still putting up homes. Read story and 1 comment »

County Offering Foreclosure Help

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Workers at the Loudoun County Department of Family Services have been trained to provide counseling to residents facing the threat of home foreclosure, officials announced this week. They said the employees recently were certified in loss mitigation counseling. Read story »

Home Sales, Prices Rise in February

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

The housing market in Loudoun County showed slight improvements last month, according to numbers released Tuesday by the Dulles Area Association of Realtors. Read story and 4 comments »

Plan To Overhaul Builder Fees Rejected

Proffers Bill Would Have Hurt Efforts To Manage Growth, N.Va. Officials Say

Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008

In a victory for Loudoun County and other Northern Virginia governments, a House of Delegates committee is expected Thursday to reject a proposal to overhaul the way home builders contribute money to local governments for roads, schools and other services. Read story and 1 comment »

Corrected Appraisals Mailed to Residents

Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008

The Loudoun County Assessor’s Office has mailed new notices to about 2,100 homeowners after discovering that the real estate assessment listed on their original report was wrong. Read story »

County Condemns Altering Development Fees

Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008

The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously yesterday to oppose a state bill that would replace a 30-year-old system in which local governments have collected millions of dollars from developers to compensate for the impact of new homes. Read story and 3 comments »

Assessments Reflect Down Real Estate Market

Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008

Property assessments for 2008 reflect the down residential real estate market in Loudoun County. Read story »

Overhaul of Development Fees Advances

Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008

Virginia lawmakers took a step Tuesday toward throwing out the 30-year-old system that allows local governments to coax millions of dollars from developers to pay for roads, schools and other services affected by their projects. Read story »

A Growing Problem for Neighbors

County Cracks Down On Lawns Gone Wild

Sunday, July 1, 2007

The notice of violation went out two weeks ago to the owners of the house on West Poplar Road: Cut down the wild grass in your front lawn in the next seven days, the Loudoun County Health Department said, or the county may take its own measures. Read story »

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