VHFA was delighted to be among the Vermont companies highlighted in this month’s Business People-Vermont article Warm Hearts, Deep Pockets: Our annual guide to creative ways to make life better for somebody in need.
Census Bureau releases new estimates and visualization tools
The Census Bureau released the latest estimates for every Vermont town and county this week along with new, slick tools for quickly viewing them and comparing them to other places. Estimates for the state as well as for every county, place, metropolitan/micropolitan statistical area, and ZIP Code are now available.
Two new tools for looking at the estimates make it super easy to see the estimates:
Your turn to weigh in on VT’s housing and community development priorities
Vermont's Department of Housing and Community Development is in the process of preparing the 2015 to 2020 HUD Consolidated Plan which guides the investment of more than $10 million annually for three formula grants: Community Development Block Grants CDBG), Home Investment Partnership (HOME) funds and Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG).
What is the market for new, modest-sized, highly energy-efficient homes in Vermont?
This question was recently the focus of a Vermont-based consulting team under the direction of The High Meadows Fund and Efficiency Vermont. The team, composed of VHFA, Energy Futures Group, Milne-Allen Appraisal Company and Fifth Element Associates, conducted extensive housing market, demographic and direct consumer research.