VHFA Chief of Program Operations David Adams will be joined by Central Vermont Community Land Trust (CVCLT) Executive Director Eileen Peltier and Vermont's Community Development Program Grants Management Director Ann Karlene-Kroll at an open house/press event today to celebrate another success of the Housing Acquisition & Rehabilitation Program (HARP).

At 3 this afternoon, we'll be unveiling a super-insulated, low-cost, sustainable new home at 8 Short Street, Barre Town, made possible by the HARP.

We received word this afternoon that Realtors who attend three specific workshops at the Nov. 18 Vermont Statewide Housing Conference, along with the morning's keynote address by HUD Sec. Shaun Donovan, will earn five (5) continuing education credits.

To earn the credit, Realtors should attend: "Impacts of Mortgage Lending Changes," "Foreclosing on Vermont," and "Lending on Non-Single Family Home," along with the keynote.

Registrations for the Nov. 18 Vermont Statewide Housing Conference have been rolling in fast since news broke this week Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development Shaun Donovan will deliver our keynote.

Today had been the deadline to register, but we now plan on keeping registration open a little longer until we reach our capacity of 450.

Register now. As of this writing, we have room for just another 50 people, and three workshops have sold out.

Another change to report in VHFA's Finance Department: Renee Couture has accepted the new position of Financial Analyst/Compliance Specialist.

Renee joined VHFA in 2002 as an Administrative Assistant, and most recently held the position of Legal Coordinator.

Read the details of her new position in our press release (PDF).

Congratulations, Renee!