Demand is growing for a year-old program that helps Vermonters who lack resources buy mobile homes, reported VPR recently. The program was developed through a partnership between VHFA, Champlain Housing Trust, the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development and the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board.
Housing in the news
HARP program successes make news
The Housing Acquisition & Rehabilitation Program (HARP), administered by VHFA, is helping income-qualified home buyers participate in Vermont’s current favorable home buying market, according to this week’s Times Argus*.
Straw bale used in new affordable rental housing for Northeast Kingdom seniors
Vermont’s first straw bale affordable senior housing project has been built in Holland, Vermont, according to Metropolis magazine.
Federal housing finance policy takes the spotlight
President Obama’s speech Tuesday has spurred debate about the federal government’s role in financing home ownership, according to yesterday’s New York Times. A live on-line chat with Obama toda