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Posted Sep 7, 2010 at 8:14 am by Craig Bailey
Vermont’s housing shortage goes way beyond the pressures of housing Vermont’s student population.
But in Burlington, the annual influx of college students usually brings to attention the city’s already tight housing market.
The Burlington Free Press reported this weekend on efforts by the University of Vermont and Champlain College to tackle the issue.
Posted Sep 7, 2010 at 8:06 am by Craig Bailey
“The state’s real-estate market hasn’t stalled the way markets have in other states,” according to an article in this weekend’s Burlington Free Press.
Posted Sep 2, 2010 at 8:49 am by Craig Bailey
Vermont Public Radio‘s “Vermont Edition” from yesterday is now available for listening online.
The program, titled “A New Approach to Downtown Planning,” is devoted to “form-based code.”
Posted Sep 1, 2010 at 8:11 am by Craig Bailey
Today, Vermont Public Radio (VPR) will devote its “Vermont Edition” program to the topic of downtown planning.
Host Jane Lindholm will examine a new approach to creating livable, mixed-use downtowns for residents and businesses: “form-based code.”
Her guests will be Noelle MacKay of Smart Growth Vermont in Burlington, and Paul Dreher, zoning administrator in Newport, which is in the process of approving form-based code for its downtown.
You can hear the show at noon and 7 p.m. today on the stations of VPR.
Posted Aug 31, 2010 at 3:25 pm by Craig Bailey
Brian Pine, Assistant Director for Housing at Burlington’s Community & Economic Development Office (CEDO), will be on cable Channel 17 this afternoon talking about the forthcoming report, “An Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice.”
He’ll join Kevin Stapleton of Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity’s (CVOEO) Fair Housing Project.
“The CEDO Show” airs at 5:25 p.m. today.
VHFA produced the report under contract by CEDO.
Channel 17 serves the communities of Burlington, South Burlington, Essex, Essex Junction, Winooski, Williston, St. George, and parts of Colchester.
Posted Aug 30, 2010 at 9:45 am by Craig Bailey
The Vermont State Housing Authority (VSHA) will close its waiting list for Section 8 housing vouchers by the end of next month. The move, only the second time VSHA has closed its list, comes in the wake of many local housing authorities closing their lists due to overwhelming demand, low turnover and a lack of funding.
VSHA’s list exceeds 3,000 and could number 4,000 by the time it closes.
It’s not uncommon for applicants to wait years before receiving a voucher.
“We never used to close our list. This is the second time we closed it, but the demand is just so high and people call and ask, ‘where am I on the list’ and you don’t have any good news to give them,” VSHA Executive Director Richard Williams told the Rutland Herald.
Posted Aug 30, 2010 at 9:26 am by Craig Bailey
This weekend, the Rutland Herald published a story about VHFA’s Housing Acquisition & Rehabilitation Program (HARP).
Featuring Thad and Sarah Launderville, one of HARP’s first success stories, the article quotes VHFA’s Sarah Carpenter, NeighborWorks of Western Vermont’s Tia Poalino and Greg Over.
Posted Aug 16, 2010 at 9:01 am by Craig Bailey
The Times Argus published a story today about the slumping economy and its effects on first-time homebuyers.
“For would-be first-time home buyers, the quest to get into that home is more challenging today and likely to remain that way until the economy turns around,” Bruce Edwards writes.
VHFA Executive Director Sarah Carpenter, among many other housing partners from across the state, is quoted in the article.
Posted Aug 12, 2010 at 3:44 pm by Craig Bailey
The Addison Independent has published another story in its “Making a Life in Addison County” series, which looks at how residents aged 20-34 live in Addison County.
Today’s article, “Lack of jobs, housing strains young adults,” looks at two of the biggest factors that determine whether an area is livable.
Posted Aug 5, 2010 at 3:56 pm by Craig Bailey
The Addison County Independent published a story today about the county’s housing challenges.
VHFA Policy & Planning Manager Maura Collins, as well as our friends at Addison County Community Trust, NeighborWorks of Western Vermont and John Graham Emergency Shelter, are quoted in the piece.
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