Organizing your schedule for next week? Check out the list below and the Events Calendar page on VHFA's website for the latest Vermont housing events.
VCEH Monthly Meeting
Organizing your schedule for next week? Check out the list below and the Events Calendar page on VHFA's website for the latest Vermont housing events.
VCEH Monthly Meeting
The Vermont Department of Aging and Independent Living (DAIL) is conducting a statewide assessment of the needs of seniors and community capacities.
Share your thoughts and give input to help improve programs and services throughout the state. Just a few minutes of your time can make a big difference!
The median annual income level among all Vermont households in 2012 was $52,977, according to Census Bureau American Community Survey estimates released last week. This income level is not different in a statistically significant way from the state’s 2011 estimate, when expressed in 2012 dollars. Looking back fu
An increasing share of Vermont’s housing stock is occupied by only one person, reports today's Burlington Free Press. This is a national trend that is likely to continue into the future, as the portion of the population who are elderly increase.
Read the Free Press article.
Primary home sales in January through June of 2013 are occuring at a 4 percent higher pace in Vermont, when compared to 2012, according to the recently updated Vermont Housing Data website. The median price statewide was $205,000 during the first six months of year, compared to $196,000 in 2012, a 5 percent increase.
A recent study of current residents of housing financed through federal and state Housing Credits shows deep income targeting, where residents earn an average of 33 percent of the area’s median income. This is far below the income levels the program is designed to serve, which is typically those earning 50 or 60% of the area’s median.
The latest estimates from the Census Bureau’s American Community survey are now easily accessible for Vermont’s towns, villages and counties on the Vermont Housing Data website.
The website also provides aggregated information at the state level and for the Burlington-South Burlington metropolitan statistical area.