Next to job availability, access to affordable housing was ranked the second most important challenge for lower-income communities by New England respondents to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s Community Outlook Survey.

Residents and guests gathered at McKenzie House in Burlington this week to celebrate the project's past 30 years and bright future providing affordable rental housing.

Executive Director Sarah Carpenter announced Lauren Trono of Colchester, VT has joined VHFA as Human Resources/ Administration Manager.

Lauren comes to VHFA from General Dynamics where she has worked for the past 9 years, most recently as the Senior Human Resources Specialist.

Home buyers across the nation with less than a 20 percent down payment are discovering that their state's housing finance agency (HFA) offers mortgages with the terms they need, according to a recent report from Bloomberg news.