Vermont Public Radio aired a story this morning about foreclosures in Vermont.
VPR: Vermont foreclosures rise
State housing tax credits on the chopping block
Vermont affordable housing advocates, including VHFA Executive Director Sarah Carpenter, are testifying to the House Ways and Means Committee today.
Housing affordability debated
The Vermont Economy Newsletter released its annual housing affordability analysis yesterday.
Its claim — that housing in Vermont is more affordable now than at any time since 2003 — is disputed by affordable housing advocates and organizations, such as VHFA.
HUD fights loan modification scams
Last Friday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Loan Modification Scam Prevention Network launched PreventLoanScams.org, a site where homeowners can report alleged scams.
Rutland Herald: Vermont foreclosures rise
The Rutland Herald published an article this weekend about the recession and its effect on foreclosures in Vermont.
VHFA Policy & Planning Manager Maura Collins and VHFA Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Vermont's Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration Thomas Candon were both quoted in the story.
Renters: You have rights if your landlord faces foreclosure
Rent an apartment? Landlord losing the property to foreclosure? Think you have to move? Think again.
Forbes: Housing shortage coming in 2011
If we don't focus on building new housing, the nation's headed for a crisis larger than the one we've already seen.
That's the warning made by First Trust Advisors Chief Economist Brian Wesbury in a recent interview with Steve Forbes.
Reports: Foreclosures will affect home prices for years
Two recent reports suggest loan modification efforts will delay, not prevent, home foreclosures — and those foreclosures will lower home prices for the next several years.
Those conclusions come from studies issued by John Burns Real Estate Consulting Inc. and Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC.
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.
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.