The Board of the Vermont State Housing Authority (VSHA) announced today the appointment of Kathleen R. Berk for the position of Executive Director. Berk will assume her new role on June 1st. Richard M.
VHFA is hiring!
Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) is recruiting for a Mortgage Assistance Application Specialist and Mortgage Assistance Servicer Confirmation Specialist to support VHFA’s Mortgage Assistance Program (MAP). These are full time but temporary positions. Funding for this program is secure through December 2024, at which point these positions will end.
VHFA is hiring!
Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) is recruiting for an IT Support Specialist.
VHFA Executive Director Maura Collins appointed to two new housing boards
Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) Executive Director Maura Collins was recently appointed to the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) Board and Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (FHLB) Advisory Council. These two organizations play a key role in shaping housing finance policy in New England and beyond.
Riley Burchell joins VHFA as Vermont Housing Fellow
Columbia University graduate student Riley Burchell has been named the Spring 2021 Vermont Housing Fellow. Burchell will receive a financial stipend to improve and expand information available to decision makers about Vermont housing markets and opportunities. In addition, the program is intended to provide the fellow with valuable experience aiding to her professional development.
Chad Simmons joins VHFA as Housing Policy & Engagement Specialist
Executive Director Maura Collins announced that VHFA has selected Chad Simmons of Montpelier as its new Housing Policy and Engagement Specialist.
VHFA is hiring!
Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA), located in Burlington VT, is recruiting for a Housing Policy & Engagement Specialist. Named one of the “Best Small/Medium Places to Work in Vermont” the last few years, VHFA is looking for an individual with strong communication skills who will help us to promote our priorities and positions, maintain our great reputation, and advance our social justice goals.
Regine Albin joins VHFA as Vermont Housing Fellow
Suffolk University graduate student Regine Albin has been named the Fall 2020 Vermont Housing Fellow. Albin will receive a financial stipend to improve and expand information available to decision makers about Vermont housing markets and opportunities. In addition, the program is intended to provide the fellow with valuable experience aiding her professional development.
Vermonters with pandemic hardship will get grants for overdue mortgage payments
When Kimberly Edgar was unable to work due to COVID-19, the new Mortgage Assistance Program offered her a path for keeping her home in Brattleboro. Funded by the federal CARES Act, the program provides qualified Vermont homeowners with grants for up to six months of overdue mortgage and property tax payments.
Report suggests 17% of Vermont households at risk of housing insecurity due to job loss
A new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston estimates that job losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic could put 21,351 Vermont homeowner and 23,561 renter households at high risk of not being able to pay their mortgage or rent.