Executive Director Maura Collins has announced that Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) has selected Megan Roush (she/her) of Northfield in the new role of Director of Development.
          
  
            Public feedback sought on ending rural homelessness
      
        
        
        
        
          
  
            
The Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness (VCEH), on behalf of the Balance of State Continuum of Care, is seeking public feedback on its application for special funding from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) to address rural homelessness.
          
  
            Rising interest rates and prices decrease home affordability
      
        
        
        
        
          
  
            
Increasing mortgage interest rates and home prices have rapidly made it much more difficult for Vermonters to purchase their first homes. About half as many renters can afford to purchase their first home in 2022 compared to 2021, based on VHFA’s recent analysis of sales price and interest rate trends.
          
  
            Marie Milord-Ajanma appointed to VHFA’s Board of Commissioners
      
        
        
        
        
          
  
            
Governor Phil Scott has appointed Marie Milord-Ajanma (she/her) of Waterbury to Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA)’s Board of Commissioners.