On Monday, the Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) Board of Commissioners awarded $708,000 in Vermont State Affordable Housing Tax Credits for homeownership development projects. Once sold to investors, the credits will yield nearly $3.4 million in equity for home construction costs and energy-efficient manufactured homes.

Otis Atwell is our newest Diamond level sponsor of the 2022 Vermont Statewide Housing Conference. For over 20 years, the conference has drawn hundreds of Vermonters interested in affordable housing together.

The Urban Institute recently released an article about how an equity lens is essential to mitigating the effects of hotter summers that are expected in the future due to climate change.

The U.S. Treasury Department recently announced new guidelines that will significantly increase Vermont’s ability to use pandemic recovery funding to directly support the development of affordable housing and reduce costs for Vermonters.