press release: You're Invited to The Housing Forum
- 11/23/08 02:27 PM
Press Release: Housing Forum will be held Monday The first of many anticipated public housing forums will be held tomorrow, November 24, between 6 and 8pm at The Living Room in Martinsburg. The evening's event is sponsored by Marc Savitt, owner of The Mortgage Center. The guest speakers for the evening include David Hartley of the Eastern Panhandle Homebuilders Association, Stacy Lawing affiliated with Keller Williams Realty and yours truly. The focus will be on the micro market of the Eastern Panhandle and our current economic state during these uncertain times. Is our housing market as bad as the national media portrays it? … (2 comments)
press release: Rep. Capito returns to the Eastern Panhandle for a Forum Discussion
- 08/13/08 02:02 PM
Congresswoman, Shelly Moore Capito quickly returned for an open discussion forum with local real estate agents and lenders this week after the recent Congressional Field Hearing in Martinsburg on July 31. The meeting was held at the Eastern Panhandle Board of REALTORS® office and was well attended by members concerned about the local housing market. The discussion began causally as Representative Moore asked the room to bring up their concerns. The hot topic quickly moved toward class III taxes and the unfair assessments of properties that have been vacant for over a year effectively doubling the total taxes due. I addressed my concern about … (0 comments)
press release: Congressional Field Hearing held in Martinsburg
- 07/30/08 03:51 PM
I was caught on TV as a spectator during the field hearing held in Martinsburg West Virginia at the chambers of the Berkeley County Commission. The event was widely covered by local media and well attended with standing room only. Just on the heels of the Housing Rescue Bill, U.S. Representatives Maxine Waters, Financial Services Subcommittee Chair (D-CA) and Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), held a Congressional Field Hearing on June 29 to address affordable housing issues in West Virginia and the current challenges in the Eastern Panhandle. The two hour hearing was conducted in capital hill fashion with a red … (1 comments)
press release: Press Release: Some relief in sight
- 07/26/08 05:53 PM
Yesterday was a busy day in our nation's capital. The Senate overwhelmingly passed a housing bill that will offer up to $300 billion in loans for troubled homeowners and establish a government rescue plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. In an effort to offset the rising rate of foreclosures, The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 was passed by the House of Representatives. This bill would avail up to a $7,500 tax credit for first time home buyers through June 2009. Hopefully the Senate will quickly act upon this bill and President Bush will pass it into law to … (7 comments)
press release: Press Release - New Benefits for Veterans
- 07/24/08 02:39 PM
Important news for our veterans! On June 17, 2008, the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act was enacted, granting special benefits to veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces. The most significant of the benefits provided for in the act is the exemption of veterans and their spouses from the first‐time home buyer requirement under the West Virginia Housing Development Fund's mortgage bond program. This program currently allows for a 30‐year, fixed interest mortgage at 5.79%. The first‐time home buyer exemption applies to any qualified veteran who has been discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable in the past … (0 comments)
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Press Release: Housing Forum will be held Monday
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