Submitted by Leslie Black-Plumeau on November 18, 2015 - 2:01pm
Housing preserved by federal and state tax credits -- awarded by VHFA – was recently highlighted as a national example of effective use of public dollars. The $12 million in equity raised by the credits, along with other efforts led by VHFA to keep apartments in the Bobbin Mill and Wharf Lane buildings near Burlington’s waterfront affordable, are the subject of a recent HUD newsletter.
Submitted by Leslie Black-Plumeau on November 6, 2015 - 12:20pm
The number of people who stayed in Vermont's emergency shelters last year and the average length of their stays were at their highest point in a decade. According to a recent report from Vermont's Department for Children and Families (DCF), publicly-supported emergency shelters in the state served 4,303 people in July 2014 through June 2015, up from 3,934 in the prior year.
Submitted by Leslie Black-Plumeau on November 5, 2015 - 9:52am
The American Institute of Architects, in conjunction with HUD, is now accepting entries for the 2016 Housing and Community Design Awards Program. Owners of structures and architects licensed in the United States are invited to submit project designs of any size, budget, or style. Only projects completed after January, 1, 2011 will be considered for the awards. All entries must be submitted electronically before November 20, 2015 at 5:00 pm EST.
Submitted by Leslie Black-Plumeau on October 28, 2015 - 1:16pm
The Citizens' Institute on Rural Design (CIRD) has issued a request for proposals to rural communities interested in applying for funding to host a community design workshop in 2016 or 2017.
Submitted by Leslie Black-Plumeau on October 27, 2015 - 12:25pm
There is no better way to learn about Burlington's land-mark affordable housing preservation efforts of the early 1980s than to take a walk around VHFA's offices. More than 200 apartments in the King Street area were renovated and preserved as affordable housing through partnerships between VHFA, HUD, the City of Burlington and local housing providers.
Submitted by Leslie Black-Plumeau on October 15, 2015 - 2:45pm
Steve Davis, owner of the Wilder-based VerMod company is becoming recognized not just for his company's high quality modular homes but for the employment opportunities he has created for residents of the Hartford Dismas House.
Submitted by Leslie Black-Plumeau on October 14, 2015 - 1:46pm
Mission Possible team members work on the housing test.
Photo by S. Gronlund. For more photos, see our Facebook page.
“What proportion of renters in Chittenden County are cost burdened?” “How much in closing costs and taxes do Vermonters pay on average when they buy a home?”
There's still time to register for the 2015 Green Real Estate Symposium on October 29, 2015, at the Lake Morey Resort.
