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The Virginia Homeowners Alliance (VHA) program is an exciting new FREE service to homeowners provided by the Virginia Association of REALTORS® to help protect their most treasured investment, their home. By joining VHA, homeowners can stay informed of all the latest news relating to real estate taxes, property assessments, new residential and commercial developments, transportation, school construction and a host of other issues affecting their home.
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November 2008 Archives
November 19, 2008
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The Virginia Homeowners Alliance (VHA) program is an exciting new FREE service to homeowners provided by the Virginia Association of REALTORS® to help protect their most treasured investment, their home. By joining VHA, homeowners can stay informed of all the latest news relating to real estate taxes, property assessments, new residential and commercial developments, transportation, school construction and a host of other issues affecting their home.
November 13, 2008
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Adopted in 1973, the Loudoun County Land Use Assessment Program provides for the deferral of real estate taxes on real estate that qualifies for agricultural, horticultural, forestry and/or open space uses. Assessed values under the program are generally less than those estimated at fair market value. The purpose of the program is to further the public interest by encouraging the preservation of land, to conserve and protect the county's natural resources, to protect safe water supplies, and to promote orderly land use planning and development.
November 13, 2008
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According to the National Association of REALTOR®, the most recent economic stimulus bill, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, was a good first step towards stabilizing our nation's economy. Unfortunately, a number of the Act's provisions have not proven to be as useful at stabilizing the nation's housing markets as was first thought. Congress may consider a second economic stimulus bill this month. If they do, there are a number of changes that NAR is recommending, as approved by the NAR Board of Directors at the national convention in Orlando this month, that could help to provide more stability to the nation's real estate markets which most agree is a necessary step towards recovery.
