VHFA has awarded tax credits to Upper Story Housing, a proposed two-story addition to a new building in Brattleboro proposed by the Brattleboro Food Co-op.

Chief of Program Operations David Adams is quoted in a story about the development in this morning's Brattleboro Reformer.

Short notice, we know, but there'll be a rally in Shelburne this evening to show support for the Shelburnewood project.

People will be meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the north entrance of the Shelburne Town Hall.

The Shelburne Selectboard will decide whether or not to submit a $1 million grant application to the Vermont Community Development Program on behalf of the project.

VHFA has selected Paul Stewart, President of Stewart Property Management, Bedford, N.H., as the new owner of Rockingham Canal House in Bellows Falls.

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) (formerly the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight [OFHEO]) announced its first quarter 2009 home sale appreciation index in May.

This is a good data source because it measures true appreciation — meaning same house price changes — instead of tracking median sales prices.

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