Sales of primary and vacation homes increased 13 percent in Vermont in 2012, according to the recently updated Vermont Housing Data website. The data site was updated today to include final home sale volume and price statistics for every town and county in the state for 2012 by use and building type.
Staff from VHFA and HUD’s Manchester office met on the banks of the White River yesterday to improve conservation land on the property of Randolph House. With financing from VHFA and HUD risk share insurance, Randolph House contains apartments for 48 lower income senior households.
Organizing your schedule for next week? Check out the list below and the Events Calendar page on VHFA's website for the latest Vermont housing events.
The 15th annual New England Resident Services Coordinators (NERSC) conference was held last week in Brewster, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. The conference drew record attendance with more than 400 participants, even from outside New England.
Organizing your schedule for next week? Check out the list below and the Events Calendar page on VHFA's website for the latest Vermont housing events.
HUD announced today that a recent in-depth survey revealed that rents for modest units in the greater Burlington area are 24% higher than originally estimated. In October 2013, HUD set the monthly fair market rent for a one bedroom apartment in the greater Burlington area at $788, a surprising drop of more than $100 from the prior year’s level.
Curious about Vermont's housing and community development priorities for 2013 or how they are developed? The 2013 Action Plan of Vermont's Consolidated Plan outlines the state's plans for spending the $10 million received each year through four HUD programs.
The Vermont Department of Public Safety has proposed a series of updates to the Vermont Plumbing rules.
The anticipated deadline for public comment is May 21, 2013. Comments may be submitted directly to Robert Patterson ([email protected]).
All Vermont residents who own and occupy their home on April 1 must once again file the Homestead Declaration annually by the due date for filing Vermont income tax returns, which is April 15this year. When homeowners file their declaration, the town is then able to apply the correct education property tax rate to the property.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is formalizing the national standard for determining whether a housing practice violates the Fair Housing Act as the result of discriminatory effect.