Source: Rutland Herald, August, 29, 2019
By: Bruce Edwards
“It’s a tough time for first-time home buyers.
Consumer confidence isn’t high and while mortgage rates are extremely low, banks have tightened up their lending standards.
But thanks to a year-old housing program, some low-income Vermonters are realizing their dream of home ownership. [More ...]
Federal Budget/Funding, Foreclosures, Homeownership, Housing Agency and Nonprofit News, Housing Creation and Preservation, Housing Market
Tags: HARP, Housing, low-income, Vermont, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
Source: VHFA, Housing Matters Blog. August 27, 2010.
“We’ve opened the doors for registrations for the 2010 Vermont Statewide Housing Conference. [More ...]
Tags: Housing Matters, statewide housing conference, Vermont, VHFA
Source: The Wall Street Journal: Market Watch, August 20, 2010
“MONTPELIER, Vt., Aug 20, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The State of Vermont is continuing its efforts to use technology to reduce the cost of government by introducing an online registry for mobile home parks. [More ...]
Tags: efficiency, Mobile homes, on-line registration, technology, Vermont
CHT Receives $74,000 Treasury Grant
Source: VHFA, August 19, 2010
Champlain Housing Trust (CHT) was selected by U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI) to receive a $74,000 grant. This is a technical assistance award that will be used to expand staff support and operations for Champlain Housing Loan Fund. [More ...]
Tags: CDFI, CHT, grant, loan fund, VHFA
Source: VHFA Housing Matters Blog, August 13, 2010
“U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (right) announced a $200,000 commitment in U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Economic Development Initiative (EDI) funds for Salisbury Square in Randolph. [More ...]
Federal Budget/Funding, Housing Agency and Nonprofit News, Housing Creation and Preservation, Rental Housing
Tags: brownfield, EDI, HUD, Patrick Leahy
Source: Addison Independent, August 5
By Andrea Suozzo
“ADDISON COUNTY — On July 20, Bonnie and Stanley Godfrey closed on a Middlebury home with the help of the Addison County Community Trust (ACCT). With their grown children already out of the nest, the couple had been looking for a modest two-bedroom house that could be made handicap-accessible as they aged. [More ...]
Tags: ACCT, Addison County, Affordability, Middlebury
Source: Rutland Herald, July 21
By Susan Smallheer
“SPRINGFIELD – A merger between the Rockingham Area Community Land Trust and the Windham Housing Trust might be in the works.
The town of Springfield has agreed to apply for a $30,000 state grant to be joined with a second $30,000 state grant that Putney is applying for to study the financial and legal implications of merging the two groups. [More ...]
Tags: Merger, Rockingham Area Community Land Trust, Windham Housing Trust
Source: Addison County Independent, July 5
By Kathryn Flagg
“ADDISON COUNTY — Advocates for victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence in Addison County are anecdotally reporting that the number and severity of reported assaults is on the rise, and groups that support these vulnerable Vermonters say the economic recession is making life more difficult for battered women. [More ...]
Tags: Addison County, Domestic Violence, WomenSafe
In accordance with the Challenges for Change legislation passed by the 2010 Legislature, the Agency of Human Services posted a request for proposals for community based initiatives to improve outcomes for Vermonters while creating structural and sustainable change in how human services are provided, through performance based contracts. The Agency is seeking broad, innovative proposals that integrate various aspects of human services to maximize efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery. Issue date: June 15. Bidder’s conference: June 23, 10am, Vermont Interactive Television. Due date: August 17, 4:30pm. To review the RFP, click here.
Tags: AHS Challenges for Change
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