Housing in the news

Emily Higgin's letter to the editor published by the Burlington Free Press yesterday caught our eye.

Emily is the Director of Homeownership for Champlain Housing Trust. Here's what she had to say:

We couldn't help but notice reference to a couple VHFA housing projects in this weekend's Burlington Free Press story exploring St. Alban's new Census numbers.

WCAX-TV Channel 3 aired a story last week about the challenges Vermont's homeless encounter when seeking help.

Watch or read the story online.

Earlier this month, Vermonters gathered at the Governor's Housing the Homeless summit in Montpelier to discuss the problem of homelessness in Vermont.

U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development Deputy Secretary Ron Sims is stepping down from his post at the end of next month.

Sims, who has been HUD's second-in-charge since May 2009, says he's leaving to spend more time with his family in Seattle.

The ground breaking at Thayer Commons in Burlington's New North End yesterday was the subject of an article in today's Burlington Free Press.

This past Tuesday's Governor's Summit on Housing the Homeless was written up in the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus.

Read the article online (subscription required).

Proposed mortgage lending rules being considered by federal regulators are drawing fire from a variety of players in the housing industry.

Vermont Public Radio aired a 10-minute interview with homelessness advocate Morgan Brown.

Morgan blogs about policy and politics that affect homeless people, and has sometimes found himself among their ranks.

Members of Vermont Interfaith Action (VIA) met last night to consider options to encourage the University of Vermont (UVM) to create more affordable housing for its staff and faculty.

The Burlington Free Press reports about 80 people attended the meeting at the College Street Congregational Church to hear a report about the area's affordability challenges and UVM's past promises to help create more housing.