Vermont Housing Finance Agency is a partner in two of the four projects receiving Smart Growth Awards this evening.

The Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS) and Housing Resource Center (HRC) in Burlington are looking to hire an Outreach Housing Specialist.

HRC is a community clearinghouse for information on housing options and resources for the homeless, the marginally housed and those at risk of losing their housing in Chittenden County.

The Center for Research on Vermont is presenting a free seminar for data professionals this month: Research-in-Progress Seminar #222: "Counting Vermont in the 21st  Century: The 2010 Census and Changes to Data on Our State and Communities."

The deadline to take advantage of one element of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is fast approaching.

First-time homebuyers might be eligible for a tax credit equal to 10 percent of the home’s purchase price, up to a maximum of $8,000.

But you have to make your purchase on or after Jan. 1, 2009, and before Dec. 1, 2009.

Ask your VHFA participating lender for details.