At the Vermont Economy Conference in Burlington on Jan. 8, Gus Faucher, Moody’s Analytic, projected the path of the U.S. economic recovery, and Dick Heaps and Art Woolf, Vermont Economy Newsletter, described Vermont’s experiences:
Data and Statistics
Housing data profiles updated
We've completed our latest update to the "Vermont housing data profiles" section of the Vermont Housing Data Web site.
We've added:
VHFA gives Housing Needs Assessment testimony
VHFA Policy & Planning Manager Maura Collins will present testimony regarding the recently-published Vermont Housing Needs Assessment (HNA) to the Vermont House General, Housing and Military Affairs Committee tomorrow morning at 9:30.
Maura authored the report, along with VHFA Research Analyst Leslie Black-Plumeau, under contract by the Vermont Department of Economic, Housing and Community Development (DEHCD).
Live presentations on HNA available for your group
VHFA Policy and Planning Manager Maura Collins will present highlights from the recently-published Vermont Housing Needs Assessment (HNA) to members of the Vermont Home Builders and Remodelers Association Developer's Council today.
Maura authored the report, along with VHFA Research Analyst Leslie Black-Plumeau, under contract by the Vermont Department of Economic, Housing and Community Development (DEHCD).
Vermont tops for use of Federal Historic Tax Credits
A new federal report shows Vermont is the top state, per capita, for its use of Federal Historic Tax Credits to rehabilitate historic buildings.
Regardless of population, the Green Mountain State is number 10 in the country, up from number 12 a year ago.
Over the last decade, the tax credits have been responsible in Vermont for rehabilitation of everything from small storefronts to major downtown redevelopments.
Last fiscal year, 34 rehab projects in Vermont received $4.6 million in federal tax credits. The properties had a total construction value of more than $23 million.
NAR: Vermont real estate market on the rebound
Home prices in Vermont are stabilizing, and will continue to become more stable in 2010. That was the message the National Association of Realtors' (NAR) Lawrence Yun (pictured) delivered when he addressed the Northwestern Vermont Board of Realtors yesterday.
VAR president on home values
Leslee MacKenzie, President of the Vermont Association of Realtors, join Neal Charnoff yesterday on Vermont Public Radio to talk about new numbers that show a slowing pace of home sales.
2010 Census coming
The U.S. Census will be conducted this spring and summer.
A complete and accurate population count is vital in helping determine Vermont's housing needs, so VHFA encourages everyone to complete the questionnaire when it arrives in the mail.
Census population counts help determine how $400 billion in federal funds are distributed to communities across the country. They're also used to determine the shape of legislative and local government districts.
Directory of Affordable Rental Housing updated
We just completed our latest quarterly update to the Vermont Directory of Affordable Rental Housing (DoARH).
The DoARH contains detailed information about all of Vermont's 12,826 units of subsidized housing.
Mapping improvements coming
Some time ago we added the ability to display a single DoARH property on a map. We're in the process of beefing up the site's mapping feature, to allow users to display multiple properties on a single map.
More later ...
Vermont Housing Needs Assessment to be released at press event Tuesday
The Vermont Department of Economic, Housing and Community Development (DEHCD) will release the 2010 Vermont Housing Needs Assessment at a press event Tuesday, Dec. 22.
The event will be held at 1 p.m. in the Cedar Creek Room at the Vermont Statehouse on State Street, Montpelier.
Copies of the report will be available online as PDF downloads soon.
The study focuses on housing needs of the state’s lower-income households, and examines challenges facing special populations, such as seniors and Vermonters with extremely low-incomes.
It consists of a synopsis and seven chapters devoted to specific housing topics: