Housing data

Vermonters who rent live in the 15th least affordable state in the nation, according to a new report released by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), a Washington, D.C., housing advocacy group, and the Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition (VAHC) in Burlington.

The annual "Out of Reach" report, released today, says rural Vermont is one of the 10 most expensive rural areas in the nation.

According to U-Haul International Inc., Vermont was one of the most moved-to states in the nation for 2009.

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The Center for Housing Policy's "Paycheck to Paycheck" report, released today, ranks Burlington, Vt., the 47th most expensive homeownership market out of 206.

The city ranks the 35th most expensive rental market out of 210.

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:

We've completed our latest update to the "Vermont housing data profiles" section of the Vermont Housing Data Web site.

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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.

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.

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.

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.