Fitch Ratings has assigned 'AAA' ratings to $30 million of VHFA mortgage revenue bonds.

Rating outlook for the bonds — Series 2010A and Sub-series 2009A-1 — is stable, according to Fitch.

'AAA' is the firm's highest rating.

Read more about Fitch's ratings.

This Monday, Oct. 4, Habitat for Humanity joins efforts around the world to mark World Habitat Day.

World Habitat Day's a day the United Nations has set aside to call attention to the dire need for affordable, adequate housing.

Learn more about the event.

Now through the Vermont Statewide Housing Conference, Nov. 18, we’re spotlighting speakers planning to participate in the day’s bevy of workshops. Next up: Jesse Kayan, Community Services Coordinator, Westgate Housing Inc., Brattleboro, Vt.

At Westgate, Jesse works with an enthusiastic tenant body to create a vibrant community and a healthy non-profit that's controlled by the residents of Westgate.

Before working at Westgate, he ran a women's shelter in New Orleans, La., where resident empowerment and leadership was at the core of the shelter's mission.

VHFA researchers are available to speak to members of the media on the 2009 American Community Survey (ACS) data that were released yesterday.

VHFA’s research team includes Policy and Planning Manager Maura Collins, MPA; and Research Analyst Leslie Black-Plumeau, MPP.

Direct inquiries to Communications Coordinator Craig Bailey.

ACS is an annual survey of approximately 3 million households that provides recent information on the characteristics of Americans and their households, including the cost of homes and the ability of Americans to afford them.