Thanks to the many media outlets that covered this year's "Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Housing and Wages in Vermont" report.
Because of their efforts, the topic of affordable housing in Vermont will be on the minds of more Vermonters.
Here's a roundup of the coverage we know of:
VHFA Homeownership Outreach Coordinator Erin Perrin appeared on WBTN-AM's "Real Estate Insights" program this morning.
We've archived Erin's segment on the show here: Listen to the program now.
Members of the Rockingham Area Community Land Trust (RACLT) in Springfield have voted to dissolve the organization.
Under the proposed plan, the more than 500 affordable housing units owned and managed by RACLT would go to Windham Housing Trust (WHT), which will continue to serve the tenants.
RACLT cites difficult economic conditions as the reason for the change, which has been under consideration for more than a year.
VHFA Homeownership Outreach Coordinator Erin Perrin will appear on WBTN 1370 AM's "Real Estate Insights" program Thursday at 10 a.m. and next Monday at 2 p.m.
Grants announced by Gov. Peter Shumlin in Rutland this week will help build and improve affordable housing in Bennington County.
$2.4 million in Vermont Community Development Program grants will help the Town of Bennington, Regional Affordable Housing Corp. and Housing Vermont construct 14 new rental units and renovate 12 existing units.
Santina Leporati, A*Vista Communications and Outreach Coordinator with the Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition, appeared on Channel 17/CCTV's "Housing in Review" program yesterday.
You can watch the show on Channel 17 three more times:
You can also watch the program here:
A piece posted to the CNN/Fortune Web site today examines housing prices and the definition of affordability.
"Houses look more affordable than ever," Colin Barr writes, "but prices will have to fall further before many Americans can actually afford to buy one.
"With banks increasingly demanding substantial down payments, even supposedly affordable houses are a stretch for many."
Today's story on the front of the Burlington Free Press, "Census sense: Housing, population data in Chittenden County crisscross," tells us what a lot of people working with housing data already knew: Numbers can be difficult to interpret.
Writer Joel Banner Baird ponders housing numbers that seem to be growing faster than population.
Our friends across the street at Champlain Housing Trust are featured in The American Prospect magazine.
The (substantial) article, titled "The Rent Trap," explores issues of renting, homeownership and shared equity housing.
