VHFA sheds light on Rental Assistance Demonstration program implications By: Leslie Black-Plumeau June 20, 2013 VT Digger’s recent piece on a new HUD initiative that changes the way public housing costs are funded featured VHFA’s executive director, Sarah Carpenter, and poli Read more
Pace of Vermont home sales continues to pick up By: Leslie Black-Plumeau June 7, 2013 The first months of 2013 show the volume of home sales continuing to increase in Ve Read more
West River Valley Assisted Living expansion in the news By: Leslie Black-Plumeau June 6, 2013 The use of local donations to help fund the expansion of the West River Valley A Read more
Today’s Burlington Free Press covers varying aspects of housing affordability By: Leslie Black-Plumeau March 28, 2013 VHFA’s creative role in serving the needs of low and moderate-income home buyers is the focus of the Read more
Emergency housing requests rise amidst news of continued high Vermont rents By: Leslie Black-Plumeau March 18, 2013 Calls fielded by Vermont 2-1-1 operators for emergency housing increased dramatically during January and February 2013. Calls Read more
Housing affordability reports released this week show differing prospects facing Vermonters By: Leslie Black-Plumeau March 14, 2013 Yesterday, Vermont Public Radio’s Steve Zind explored how to make sense of two recent reports that show vastly different housing a Read more
Mortgage payment affordability improved for married-couple home buyers in 2012 By: Leslie Black-Plumeau March 12, 2013 Historically low mortgage interest rates continued to improve home buying affordability in 2012, according to an i Read more
Housing cost burden more prevalent among renters in Chittenden County than rest of New England By: Leslie Black-Plumeau March 4, 2013 Read more
Bipartisan Policy Center recommends broad changes for U.S. housing policy By: Leslie Black-Plumeau February 27, 2013 Earlier this week, the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Housing Commission released its vision for the future Read more
Comprehensive, on-the-ground outreach assists hundreds of Burlingtonians By: Leslie Black-Plumeau February 19, 2013 Today’s Burlington Free Press spotlights Matt Young, supervisor for the Howard Center’s Street Outreach Team, who “doesn’t just find the hom Read more