A new registry listing all Springfield apartment buildings was proposed Monday night, according to the March 26, 2013 Barre Montpelier Time Argus.  

One of the driving factors behind the registry is fire safety.   The article describes the challenges that face fire fighters who arrive at a building and do not know how many households might be inside. 

The Vermont Department of Public Safety has proposed a series of updates to the Vermont Plumbing rules.  

The anticipated deadline for public comment is May 21, 2013.  Comments may be submitted directly to Robert Patterson ([email protected]).

Housing Matters is pleased to announce that beginning Monday, April 1^st 2013, VHFA will offer down payment and closing assistance grants. The grants will be available through the MOVE ASSIST program and to borrowers who qualify for a VHFA first mortgage insured by USDA Rural Development or the Veterans Association.

VHFA’s creative role in serving the needs of low and moderate-income home buyers is the focus of the “Creative Corner” in today’s Burlington Free Press.  The author, VHFA’s  Homeownership Outreach Coordinator Seth Leonard, describes the innovations that have been important for balancing sound underwriting and fin