September 2nd, 2010:
HUD: Communities Get First Look at Properties

State and local governments and nonprofit organizations will get a jump on investors as part of a new program announced Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan.
The National First Look Program is a partnership between lenders and communities to encourage neighborhood stabilization by giving public entities and community organizations the right of first refusal on properties that are likely candidates for renovation as affordable housing or targets for demolition to make way for new low-cost housing.
“This agreement helps us level the playing field to give communities a better chance to stabilize these neighborhoods,” Donovan says.
The First Look opportunity will last five to 12 business days. After that the financial institution will sell the home on the open market. Participating lenders represent 75 percent of the mortgage service companies, including Bank of America and Wells Fargo.
Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (09/01/2010)
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Fairfax Station: An Upscale Community in the Heart of Fairfax County
Neither a city nor a county, Fairfax Station is an upscale community in Virginia dominated by parks and dense forests, which shelters deer and foxes.
Fairfax Station takes pride in its education system, which consists of five elementary schools: William Halley Elementary School, Silverbrook Elementary School, Fairview Elementary School, Oak View Elementary School, and Sangster Elementary School.
After graduating from elementary school, Fairfax Station students proceed to attend any of the five secondary schools, which include South County Secondary School, Robinson Secondary School, and Lake Braddock Secondary School. It has one middle school, Robert Frost Middle School, which serves as a feeder school for W.T. Woodson High School.
Fairfax Station is close to Burke Center Shopping Center, which has Safeway, Kohl’s, Starbucks, Thai, Chinese, pizza, American casual and fast food, as well as other services. For recreation, residents can visit the Fairfax Station Railroad Museum or the Burke Lake Park, which has an 18-hole, par 3 golf course.
Living near golf courses has its perks. Families from Fairfax Station and its surrounding areas can enjoy the slightly wooded setting of Burke Lake Golf in Fairfax. Like other golf courses, Burke Lake Golf has a well-lighted driving range with 40 hitting stations, a clubhouse that provides excellent food service, a Pro Shop, and a rental place for clubs and pull carts. Individual as well as group lessons, including Junior Golf Programs, are offered.
Homes for sale in Fairfax Station
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$759,000 : 8311 Periwinkle Pl, Fairfax Station4 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
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$730,000 : 9720 South Park Cir, Fairfax Station4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
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$874,950 : 10700 Henderson Rd, Fairfax Station5 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths
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$675,000 : 8401 Copperleaf Ct, Fairfax Station5 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
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$829,000 : 7454 Ox Rd, Fairfax Station4 beds, 3 full, 1 part baths
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