VHFA is looking for sponsors for the next Vermont Statewide Housing Conference.

The conference — scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010 — is the largest housing event in Vermont, bringing together a unique mix of housing financers, advocates, developers, planners, tenants and more.

We just completed our latest quarterly update to the Vermont Directory of Affordable Rental Housing (DoARH).

The DoARH contains detailed information about all of Vermont's 12,826 units of subsidized housing.

VHFA's offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, Dec. 24 and 25 — as well as Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 — for the holidays.

Best wishes for 2010.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced yesterday more than $4 billion of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds have been invested to spur development of affordable housing around the country.