VHFA’s Development Department is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the Community Housing Accelerator (CHA), a new program that will provide low-interest loans to developers of middle-income rental housing with 4-20 units.
The schedule for CHA is as follows:
Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) announced that it has received $4.5 million for affordable housing through its third federal Capital Magnet Fund award. The funds will be invested in VHFA’s Housing Investments for Vermont (HIVE) Fund, which has now raised over $20 million from private and public investments. The new award will support the development and preservation of over 240 permanently affordable apartments for Vermonters.
Thank you to the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), the newest premier sponsor of the Vermont Statewide Housing Conference on November 14, 2024 at the South Burlington Doubletree.
Today, Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) released a draft of the 2026-2027 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP), which guides the Agency in making housing tax credit allocation decisions. Materials about the QAP update, including the full draft of the 2026-2027 QAP, a memo that summarizes changes in this draft, and the current 2024-2025 QAP, are available on the VHFA website.
VHFA is asking for public comment on this draft, and the second public comment period is open starting today and closing Friday, Dec. 6 at 4:30 pm. There are two ways to comment: