The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) awarded more than $216 million to nearly 700 new homeless programs across the country.
Three reports from the Center for Community Capital conclude that job and income losses are driving today's foreclosures, and suggest solutions.
The recent recession pushed the number of renters who pay more than half their income for housing to record levels, according to a report released today by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS).
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.
March 16th's kick-off meeting for the Chittenden County Regional Sustainability Project will air on public access stations around the county, and is available as streaming video below.
The first meeting of the steering committee overseeing a two-year regional sustainability initiative is a partnership of Chittenden County municipalities, state and local agencies, institutions and non-profit organizations.
A report released today by the Center for Housing Policy shows involuntary, unplanned and frequent moves — such as those caused by eviction or foreclosure — can have negative impact on children and family welfare.
This morning, the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA), National Association of Home Builders, National Association of Realtors, Mortgage Bankers Association, and others, released a set of "Principles for Restoring Stability to the Nation’s Housing Finance System."
The principles state:
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:
Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell is warning about companies preying on Vermonters in financial distress by offering useless or non-existent "assistance" with settling credit card debt or rescuing mortgages in foreclosure.
"Many companies marketing these services to Vermonters are not licensed in Vermont and perform little or no meaningful service for the thousands of dollars they charge," Sorrell says.
The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) has published its Housing Market Profile for Q4 2010 for the Burlington/South Burlington area.
Some highlights: