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This past Wednesday, VHFA Public Affairs Manager John Fairbanks joined host Mike McNamara from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development on "Housing and Communities," a show that airs on public access television station CCTV.
You can listen to the program online.
Mike's other guest was Rob Leuchs from the Champlain Housing Trust.
They joined Mike to discuss first-time homebuying options as part of June's National Homeownership Month.
On Wednesday, May 28th, Gov. Jim Douglas signed into law H.863, the comprehensive housing and land use bill passed by the Legislature on the final day of the 2008 session.
Wednesday's signing ceremony marked the end of more than two years of work by VHFA and several housing partners, along with the administration, legislators and interest groups ranging from Smart Growth Vermont and the Vermont Natural Resources Council to the Vermont League of Cities and Towns and the Vermont Bankers' Association.
VHFA Executive Director Sarah Carpenter joined other development and funding partners yesterday at the grand opening of Burlington Co-Housing East Village.
This $8 million mixed-income development represents nearly 15 years of planning and organizing by the Burlington Co-Housing Development LLC.
VHFA provided $6.1 million in construction financing to the 32-unit development.
51% of these homes were sold according to VHFA's affordability limits. Nine of these homes will be perpetually affordable though the Champlain Housing Trust and VHCB.