Lori Gilding was the second winner in VHFA’s “Five-Week Wellness Challenge.”
Lori was selected at random from all staff members who participated in Week #2 of the challenge to receive a gift certificate from Ski Rack.
The challenge is a progressive fitness program that encourages staff members to make small improvements to their health each week. For this week — Week #3 — staff are encouraged to get up and get moving, drink more water, and ... eat healthier snacks.
Champlain Housing Trust (CHT) and HowardCenter will rehabilitate a property on Burlington's St. Paul Street to provide housing for 16 residents living at Lakeview, a property on North Avenue recently sold by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vermont to Burlington College.
Permits from the City of Burlington have been approved and work began last week.
HowardCenter will provide the same services at the new location as it did at Lakeview.
Homeownership rates in the United States, especially among younger households, have been declining since their peak in 2004, according to recent analysis by the National Home Builder's Association.
VHFA wondered whether Vermont was experiencing the same decline.
We weren't able to look at homeownership rates by age, but instead charted Vermont's overall homeownership rate compared to the national. Interestingly, the U.S. Census Bureau surveys show no statistically significant decline in Vermont.
We've just added nine more homes to our list of properties available for sale through VHFA's Housing Acquisition and Rehabilitation Program (HARP).
The homes are "Coming soon," which means they're currently under renovation and will be available for sale soon.
Read more about HARP ("VHFA offers homes for sale; listings online").