Vermont 2-1-1's analysis of calls to the helpline in 2010, shows calls related to homelessness were up 30 percent over the previous year.

Some other findings from the organization's recent report:

Sen. Bernie Sanders issued a statement this afternoon saying he will "vote against a budget agreement that cuts public housing by $605 million and eliminates financial counseling when homeowners need it most."

According to the statement, the proposed cuts include a 16 percent reduction to the Community Development Block Grant program, which helps build affordable housing; and a 12 percent cut to the HOME program, which funds affordable housing for low-income families.

The cuts would cost Vermont $1.5 million in grant funding and another $500,000 to build affordable housing.

VHFA Homeownership Outreach Coordinator Erin Perrin appeared on WBTN-AM's "Real Estate Insights" program this morning.

We've archived Erin's segment on the show here: Listen to the program now.

You can also hear the show again on WBTN 1370 AM in the Bennington area, Monday at 2 p.m.

VHFA has listed for sale a home at 196 Franklin Road, Vernon. The price for the three-bedroom, 1.5 bath house is $105,200, after a $71,800 grant.

This house is one of the latest to come through the Housing Acquisition & Rehabilitation Program (HARP), where VHFA acquires foreclosed properties from banks, renovates them, and resells them to income-eligible Vermonters.

View the complete property listing.