Based on a study of seven places in the U.S, including the Vermont towns served by the Champlain Housing Trust, Apt Associates’ Jeffrey Lubell concludes that shared equity approaches to housing have clear benefits.  

Highgate Apartments in Barre recently hosted the 2-week Highgate Funnery Shakespeare Camp.  Eighteen children ages 10 to 15 from Highgate Apartments and nearby Green Acre Apartments worked very hard to prepare a performance of Macbeth, arguably one of Shakespeare’s darkest and most demanding plays.

President Obama’s speech Tuesday has spurred debate about the federal government’s role in financing home ownership, according to yesterday’s New York Times.   A live on-line chat with Obama toda

State-of-the-art energy improvements and renovations to two buildings in Brandon have created 27 affordable apartments for low and moderate income Vermonters, thanks to the expertise of the Housing Trust of Rutland County and financing from VHFA through the federal low-income housing tax credit program.