The Board of the Vermont State Housing Authority (VSHA) announced today the appointment of Kathleen R. Berk for the position of Executive Director. Berk will assume her new role on June 1st.  Richard M.

Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) is recruiting for a Mortgage Assistance Application Specialist and Mortgage Assistance Servicer Confirmation Specialist to support VHFA’s Mortgage Assistance Program (MAP). These are full time but temporary positions. Funding for this program is secure through December 2024, at which point these positions will end.

With difficulties mounting for home builders across the country, Vermont’s new home prices have started increasing at a faster pace. After several years of minimal growth, the median new primary home sold for $388,000 in Vermont in 2020, up $22,000 from the prior year, according to Multiple Listing Service (MLS) data. Eighty-nine percent of builders reported that the price of building materials is their top challenge, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

Do you need an affordable apartment, or know somehow who does? 

There are vacancies in 35 different apartment complexes across the state, according to the Vermont Directory of Affordable Rental Housing. Learn more about particular units by clicking on the development name below, or by visiting the vacancy profiles on the website.

Pictured:  French Block in Montpelier. Photo courtesy of Evernorth.