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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, March 19, 1993                   TAG: 9303190187
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: F4   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: RICHMOND                                LENGTH: Short

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STATE HOUSING AGENCY MOST ACTIVE IN NATION

The Virginia Housing Development Authority financed more homes in 1992 for poor, first-time buyers than in any other state housing financing agency in the country.

The agency cited a survey produced by the National Council of State Housing Agencies that showed the Virginia agency financed 4,885 homes during the year. The second-place state, Wisconsin, financed 4,537 homes.

The average purchase price of homes financed by the Virginia agency was $73,301. The average family income of borrowers was $30,748.

-Associated Press

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