In an article published in yesterday's Barre-Montpelier Times Argus, writer Bruce Edwards quotes a number of housing insiders about the effects of the first-time homebuyer tax credit on home sales in Vermont.

Opinions vary.

VHFA Executive Director Sarah Carpenter is one of many people quoted.

Our friends at Champlain Housing Trust (CHT) in Burlington have published "Lands in Trust, Homes That Last."

Join the residents of the Northgate housing complex in Burlington this Saturday for a celebration of 20 years of resident leadership.

The Northgate Residents' Ownership Corp. recently acquired ownership of the property, making it 100 percent resident-owned.

Bill Bourne has been named top VHFA originator for Lamoille County.

Bill's with Mortgage Financial Inc. in Morrisville.

We'll have one more top originator to name, at the end of September or early October.

Congratulations, Bill!