VHFA Policy and Planning Manager Maura Collins will teach a graduate-level housing policy course at the University of Vermont in Burlington.

Granted, Vermont isn't Boston, but a recent story in the Boston Globe shows people in Boston who move distances in search of affordable housing often sacrifice those savings in higher transportation costs.

According to U-Haul International Inc., Vermont was one of the most moved-to states in the nation for 2009.

The company's annual "Top 10 U.S. Growth States" report shows Vermont is at the top of the list for states receiving 5,000 to 20,000 new families — with 16.67 percent more families moving in than moving out.

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