WNRN’s Weekly Public Affairs Program
{ Monthly Archives }
Sharing time with WNRN’s Fall Fundraiser, Walker Thornton of Charlottesville’s Sexual Assault Resources Agency answers questions and provides information on help and shelter for victims of sexual violence. Their services are available for any gender and sexual preference. Walker also tells about funding and running an organization of this sort and how those who would like to help can get involved.
Calls come in from across Central Virginia seeking advice from intuitive analyst Lee Channing on how to find love, whether or not to build a new house, change jobs, an adoption, and pet relationships.
This week on the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call with Rick Moore, two guests from the real estate industry talk about tips and myths of the business, and deal with the recent accusations by the NAACP that Charlottesville has a racial bias in lending rates. Do the quick turnover “Fix This House” schemes really work? And why has Charlottesville been accused of racial bias? Is the Central Virginia market collapsing? Find out the answers to all these questions by listening to the podcast!
Duncan and Hodges also discuss “Subprime lending” and controversy surrounding it, plus answer questions from buyers and sellers throughout the state.
Hodges is a mortgage broker with Compass Home Loans, and Duncan is a realtor in the Central Virginia market.
Zachary Shahan new director of the Alliance for Community Choice in Transportation answers questions about ways, besides the private car, to get around the area. Included in the discussion: competition for space on the road which leads to conflicts between the various modes of transportation, as well as the options for expanding infrastructure such as bike paths and lanes and bus routes.
