DAAR - Advocacy - February 2009 Archives

10 Ways the Stimulus Bill Will Help the Real Estate Market

February 14, 2009 comment now

A guest opinion by Brad Boland, Jobin Realty
Chairman, Dulles Area Association of REALTORS®

Some good news for the future of the Loudoun County real estate market came along with the passage of President Obama's whopping $787 billion stimulus bill entitled the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009". Although the stimulus bill will not be the last of the fiscal bills to address the real estate market, there are several programs designed to provide short-term incentives to home purchasers as well as funding to help provide a much-needed boost to the local economy:

DAAR Members Participate in 2009 REALTOR ® Day on the Hill

February 13, 2009 comment now

REALTORDayonHill09 003.jpg Several members from the DAAR Government and Political Affairs Committee and the Board of Directors met with area lawmakers Senator Jill Holtzman Vogel, Senator Mark Herring, Delegate David Poisson and Delegate Joe May in Richmond this week to discuss VAR's legislative priorities and other real estate issues of concern such as clarifying locality's authority to regulate septic systems and efforts to stimulate the local housing market.

New Non-Conventional Septic Rules and Regulations Explained

February 6, 2009 comment now

Late last year, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors (BOS) voted to approve an ordinance to require maintenance on approved non-conventional septic systems and restrict the use of these systems for five years. This week Bob Lee, Manager, Policy Development and Environmental Research with Loudoun County Environmental Health explained the county's new rules and regulations governing non-conventional on-site septic systems. For a copy of the presentation that provides details on the new rules, click here.