As an agent who has had the privilege of successfully completing 35 Department of Defense HAP sales in Northern Virginia, including in the neighborhoods of Dumfries, Springfield and Woodbridge, keeping up with all of the latest information is a requirement to provide accurate information to potential beneficiaries.

Wondering how the DoD HAP program originally was funded? The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 allocated $555 million and the National Defense Authorization Act of 2010 authorized an additional $300 million for the Expanded Homeowners Assistance Program (HAP).

Over the last two years I've spent a good deal of time tracking changes to the DoD HAP prgoram, any legislation aimed at potentially expanding the HAP program and talking with other agents and military families across the country to share information about the program.   Files for the Northern Virginia area processed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in Savannah GA and we have been fortunate that files in our region moved faster in processing than other areas.

Per the report released by the IG office on December 21, 2011 reviewing the DoD HAP program, they found as of February 23, 2011 the program had paid 4,825 applicants a total of $725.5 million, but had a backlog of 4,897 eligible applicants. It doesn't take much to do the math and see that the program will run out of money before all eligible service members will be able to settle on their homes unless additional funding is provided.

The IG report on DoD HAP provides details on the issues that were found with the program and is open for comments until January 23, 2012. If you are military service member eligible for DoD HAP benefits or has been denied benefits you should read the report and make comments on your experience with the program.

If you are eligible for DoD HAPbenefits and own a home in the Northern Virginia area give Cindy Jones and CJ Realty Group 703-346-2213. With the time it takes to process files you shouldn't wait until spring to get your home on the market. 

 

 

 

 

Article originally posted on www.varealestatetalk.com

 

There aren't to many words that can convey the emotions looking at this view of Arlington National Cemetery after the placing of 85,000 wreaths on the grave sites of those who have served our country.

Thank you to all that serve and to the families who support them.

It was 8 AM on a cold winter day in DC.  Yet thousands of volunteers descended on Arlington National Cemetery to participate in the 20th annual Wreaths Across America Project.  This year there were 85,000 wreaths to be placed in Arlington and thanks to the growing support of the project every VA cemetery in the US will have wreaths placed on grave sites as well.

Even with only 9 floors the Harbor View Condominium building in Belmont Bay is the tallest residential structure in Prince William County. This top floor unit is a great example of why residents love to call Belmont Bay home.  With sweeping golf course and Potomac River views you get the best of what Belmont Bay has to offer.

Click on the living room picture to take a tour of the condominium.  Offered for rent at $2200 a new tenant will get close to 2000 square feet of living spaces which includes an open floor plan living room and dining room, den and 2 BR & 2 BA's.  The building offers an exercise room, meeting room and it's own pool.  You can walk to the Woodbridge VRE station and you are less than 10 miles from the main gates of Fort Belvoir and a reasonable reverse commute to Quantico.

Call Cindy Jones and CJ Realty Group at 703-346-2213 to schedule your tour of this terrific top floor unit in Harbor View Condominium.

"The Christmas They Never Had"

"In Honor of those who have to spend a holiday away from loved ones"

"In Memory of those who never made it Home"