By Bruce Edwards
“Demand for home heating assistance is up again this winter as the sluggish economy continues to drive more Vermonters to seek help to pay their heating bills. [More ...]
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News
U.S. sets record for foreclosure filings in 2009
By Adrian Sainz, The Associated Press
“MIAMI — A record 2.8 million households were threatened with foreclosure in 2009, and that number is expected to rise this year as more unemployed and cash-strapped homeowners fall behind on their mortgages.The number of households that received a foreclosure-related notice rose 21 percent from 2008, RealtyTrac Inc. reported Wednesday. One in 45 homes were sent a filing, which includes default notices, scheduled foreclosure auctions and bank repossessions…” [More ...]
Tags: Economy, Foreclosures, Housing Market
Burlington apartments to receive solar hot water
“Salmon Run apartment complex on Burlington’s Riverside Avenue is among four affordable-housing developments that will take part in a project to install solar water heaters. [More ...]
Tags: clean energy, Energy Conservation, Salmon Run, solar, water heaters
National Housing Trust Fund Updates
“Previously on the National Housing Trust Fund Campaign: At the close of the first session of the 111th Congress last month, the House of Representatives had passed a “jobs” bill that includes $1,065,000,000 for the National Housing Trust Fund. Of the total, $1 billion is for capital grants and $65 million is for project-based vouchers to be coupled with NHTF units for extremely low income households. [More ...]
Tags: Federal Funding, HUD, National Housing Trust Fund, NHTF
Audio: VHFA on VPR
“VHFA Policy & Planning Manager Maura Collins joined host Jane Lindholm on today’s “Vermont Edition” on Vermont Public Radio.
You can hear their discussion about the recently released Housing Needs Assessment. Listen online.” [More ...]
Tags: Housing Needs Assessment, Maura Collins, Vermont Edition, Vermont Public Radio, VHFA
NAR: Vermont real estate market on the rebound
“Home prices in Vermont are stabilizing, and will continue to become more stable in 2010. That was the message the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) Lawrence Yun (pictured) delivered when he addressed the Northwestern Vermont Board of Realtors yesterday. [More ...]
Tags: home prices, Housing Market, National Association of Realtors, Real Estate Market
State HFAs to Finance More Than 200,000 Affordable Homes Under Administration’s HFA Initiative
“The National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) today
announced that the U.S. Department of Treasury has purchased $13.9 billion in housing bonds from 50 of its Housing Finance Agency (HFA) members under the Obama Administration’s HFA Initiative, unveiled October 19. [More ...]
Tags: Affordable Housing, funding, Housing Finance Agencies, VHFA
FY 2009 Continuum of Care Grants Awards
“This report displays the homeless assistance projects being awarded by HUD under the 2009 Continuum of Care (CoC) competitive grants process. Approximately $1.348 billion ($1,348,000,000) is being awarded for competitive programs. [More ...]
Tags: CoC, Contiuums of Care, Grants, Homeless Assistance, Homelessness, HUD
Brattleboro church sells tiffany glass window
“A church in downtown Brattleboro that provides shelter for the homeless is facing hard economic times. However, the sale of a piece of its history is rallying community support. [More ...]
Tags: Brattleboro, Economy, First Baptist Church, homeless shelter, Homelessness, Stained Glass Window, Tiffany Window
