We've placed an updated "red-line" draft of the Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) online for your review. The draft contains a number of revisions proposed by VHFA that were not included in the recently-passed Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, but based on other policy changes, feedback, and program experience. This new version will be presented to the VHFA Board of Commissioners on Sept. 22.Read our Sept. 4 post about the proposed changes to the QAP.

Fitch Ratings has rated the latest VHFA bond issue AA/F1+.

Read more about the rating at the MarketWatch Web site.

Fitch Ratings is a global rating agency that provides the world's credit markets with independent credit opinions.

Later this month, Vermont Resident Service Coordinators will publish the VRSC Resident Service Coordinators Guide for Vermont.

The new guide will have something to offer new resident service coordinators, as well as those with more experience, including tips for documenting information about interactions, requests for assistance, specific incidents, or the refusal for a type of service. The guide lays out tips for creating documentation that is relevant to meeting the residents' needs without violating their privacy.

This is the latest of several quick bios we'll blog of speakers scheduled to appear at the Vermont Statewide Housing Conference, Nov. 18 in South Burlington.

Read about other speakers scheduled to present at the event and register to attend at the conference Web site.

Amy Wright is Development Director for Cathedral Square Corp., a non-profit organization that owns and manages affordable properties for seniors and people with special needs. She has more than 25 years of experience in affordable housing finance and development.