VHFA released its "Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Housing and Wages in Vermont" report this morning at a press event in Montpelier's Statehouse.
Save the date: Housing/wages report release event
VHFA will release the 2011 update of "Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Housing and Wages in Vermont" at a press event Thursday, April 21 at 12 noon, in the Statehouse's Cedar Creek Room.
Report: Frequent moves adversely affect children
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.
MacArthur-funded housing reports published
Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (VHCB) has published two new reports to help affordable housing in Vermont.
HUD publishes Burlington area housing market profile
The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) has published its Housing Market Profile for Q4 2010 for the Burlington/South Burlington area.
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Report: Housing affordability down for workers
A new report by the Center for Housing Policy (CHP) says housing affordability has significantly decreased for working owners and renters.
Report: Homebuyers default less often with local lenders
"Location, location, location" has long been held as a primary factor in real estate sales. Turns out the same might be said for successful home loans.
New research from Ohio State University reveals low-income homeowners who get their mortgages from a local lender — within 10 miles of their new home — were less likely to default on their loan than borrowers who go with more distant lending institutions.
Report supports existing housing agency structure
Vermont's Commission on Financing and Delivery of Affordable Housing and Conservation has issued its report. Its conclusion: Vermont’s housing delivery system is efficient and produces desirable results that can be a model for other states.
Report: Affordable housing drives local economic growth
According to a new report from the Center for Housing Policy, affordable housing development drives local economic growth.
The report cites National Association of Home Builders estimates that building 100 new Low-Income Housing Tax Credit units for families can lead to the creation of more than 120 jobs during the construction phase.
Vermont housing campaign featured in report
The Vermont Housing Awareness Campaign has been featured in a new report by the Partnership for Sustainable Communities (PSC).
PSC's "What Works and Why: Affordable Housing Communications Campaigns 2000–2010" devotes a page to the Vermont campaign, which ran from 2002-04.