Research shows a new way of considering the impact of rising house prices: higher prices mean higher incomes for existing homeowners’ children as they age. Unfortunately, the increase in prices also reduces the earning levels of renter’s children in the future.
The national average rent for a modestly priced one-bedroom apartment is more than the entire Supplemental Security Income (SSI) of a person with a disability, according to a study released today by the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Housing Task Force and the Technical Assistance Collaborativ
The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) this week released its "2010 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress."
Existing home sales remain depressed and new home sales are at near record lows, according to The State of the Nation’s Housing. The report was released today by Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies.
VHFA Policy & Planning Manager Maura Collins will present results from VHFA's 2011 "Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Housing and Wages in Vermont" report at the annual meeting of the Regional Affordable Housing Corp. (RAHC), May 18.
Households that include people with disabilities are more likely than others to have very low-incomes, pay more than half of their income for rent, and have other housing problems, such as living in inadequate or overcrowded housing, according to the U.S.
The Stowe Reporter published a story today about last week's "Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Housing and Wages in Vermont."
The article, "Poverty in Vermont: Housing costs put squeeze on poor," is the second in a three-part series devoted to challenges of the poor. Read the article online.
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).
Some photos from this morning's press event to release the 2011 edition of "Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Housing and Wages in Vermont."
We held the event in the Statehouse's Cedar Creek Room, with about 50 people attending.
You can download a press release about the event (PDF).