Aging baby boomers will change the housing market in ways that have never been experienced before, according to a new report on demographic effects on U.S. housing markets from the Bipartisan Policy Center.    

The report projects the extent of new unprecedented demands for affordable, accessible housing from the 65+ population. It also describes the impact of seniors on the supply of housing, as they vacate their homes.  Although many of their homes will be purchased by younger people, the number of homes left by the baby boom may well exceed the demand from younger potential buyers, particularly in the Northeast and Midwest.  

Do you have ideas about the best measures of Chittenden County's progress toward sustainability?   In the initial stage of the county's ECOS (Environment. Community. Opportunity.

Plans for the final development of the block across from VHFA’s offices took a leap forward recently.  On Tuesday, Burlington voters approved the creation of a tax increment financing district to help projects such as this in the city's downtown area.

Voters in Stockbridge, Vermont approved a plan to allow a federally-financed buyout of 13 homes, irreparably damaged when Tropical Storm Irene caused unprecedented flooding of the Tweed River.