We managed a significant accomplishment this week when we added a charting function to the Vermont Housing Data site.

According to an article that appeared on bloomberg.com yesterday, Vermont has the lowest foreclosure rate in the nation: 0.04% of all homes in the state.

"Vermont is avoiding the foreclosure crisis plaguing homeowners across the U.S., perhaps owing to traditions of thrift, modesty and self-reliance — bolstered by laws that protect buyers and land," writes Brian Sullivan.

VHFA is co-sponsoring a free screening of "Communities & Consequences," an award-winning documentary by Jay Childs.

The film explores the effects of the "graying" demographic of New Hampshire's upper valley, and how an increasingly unbalanced generational mix is affecting life in the state.

VHFA held a free lunchtime education session for employees this afternoon.

Stuart Offer, wellness educator with the Greater Burlington YMCA, presented "Nutrition Strategies to Maximize Weight Loss."