The Burlington Free Press today published a front page story about the City of Burlington's "Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice" report.
Writer Joel Banner Baird quotes VHFA Policy & Planning Manager Maura Collins, one of the authors of the report, in the article.
Representatives from VHFA will join people from Burlington Community & Economic Development Office (CEDO) and the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO) Fair Housing Project (FHP) in presenting the new "Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice" report to the Burlington City Council.
VHFA staff recently analyzed income data of 5,068 tenants of subsidized rental housing in Vermont. The results confirm Vermont's housing organizations are helping those who are truly in need.
VHFA Executive Director Sarah Carpenter appeared in a news segment aired by Vermont Public Radio yesterday and today about the Agency's low delinquency and foreclosure rates.
VHFA has published "Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice" for the City of Burlington.
The 50-page report, required by Burlington’s consolidated planning process, was last published in 1999.
Recent analysis of VHFA home loan data shows delinquency and foreclosure rates of VHFA mortgages were considerably lower than rates for Vermont and the nation.
As of June 30, 2010, VHFA home loans that were delinquent by 90 or more days were just 0.94% of all the Agency’s outstanding loans. Vermont’s rate was more than twice as high: 2.05%. The national rate was 4.54%.
The Vermont Department of Labor released its Economic-Demographic Profile of Vermont, 2010 yesterday.
According to researchers at the Brookings Institution, the poverty rate among all Americans is likely to remain above 14 percent through 2020, due to the relationship between unemployment and poverty.
The situation will be even worse among children, with the poverty rate remaining above 21 percent through 2020.
The worst year is likely to be 2014, with at least 16 percent of all Americans and 26 percent of all children living in poverty.
Effective today, revised fair market rent (FMR) levels will be used to determine the amount of assistance paid by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for apartments held by thousands of low-income households across the state.
FMRs increased 7%, relative to last year, reflecting market rents that've continued to rise and methodology refinements HUD made during recent months.
VHFA researchers are available to speak to members of the media on the 2009 American Community Survey (ACS) data that were released yesterday.
VHFA’s research team includes Policy and Planning Manager Maura Collins, MPA; and Research Analyst Leslie Black-Plumeau, MPP.
Direct inquiries to Communications Coordinator Craig Bailey.