Vermont’s home values increased and its homeownership rate remained constant since the recession —two unique trends in comparison to other states in New England and the U.S., according to an American Community Survey brief from the Census Bureau released last month and covered recently by
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Vermont manufactured home loan program in the news
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.
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.