Posted August 10, 2010
The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, created in February by President Obama, is charged with identifying policies that will improve the country’s fiscal situation in the medium-term and achieve fiscal sustainability over the long-run.
The National Low Income Housing Coalition joined more than 100 other national organizations in signing on to a June 30 letter to the Commission that was organized by the Coalition on Human Needs (CHN). (We also sent our own comments, here). The joint letter urges the Commission to adopt the principle that lower income people should not be harmed by its recommendations, and emphasizes that smart investments to help low income people will in fact strengthen the economy and the nation. [More ...]
Tags: Sign-on letter
Posted June 16, 2010
Source: St. Albans Messenger, Wednesday, June 16, 2010
By Leon Thompson
“ST. ALBANS CITY –– Fearing another fiscal burden on themselves and their tenants, a group of landlords here questions whether the city should localize the state inspection process and enact a fee schedule.
About 20 St. Albans City rental property owners packed the city council chambers Monday night to hear about the city’s plan to assume responsibility of the inspection program, starting July 1. [More ...]
Tags: inspections, landlords, St. Albans
Posted April 13, 2010
Source: VHFA Housing Matters Blog, April 13, 2010
“VHFA Policy and Planning Manager Maura Collins will teach a graduate-level housing policy course at the University of Vermont in Burlington. [More ...]
Tags: Education, Housing Policy, University of Vermont
Posted March 15, 2010
“The State of Vermont’s Department of Economic, Housing and Community Development (DEHCD) will conduct a public hearing to hear comments on its proposed HUD Consolidated Plan for 2010-2015 and its 2010 Action Plan on Monday, March 29, 2010 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. in the Calvin Coolidge room, at the National Life Building North Lobby, Sixth Floor, Montpelier, Vermont.
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Tags: CBDG, Consolidated Plan, DEHCD, ESG, Federal Funding, HOME
Posted March 5, 2010
VHFA’s Maura Collins and VAHC’s Erhard Mahnke offer counterpoints to Art Woolf’s analysis released yesterday in his Vermont Economy Newsletter. [More ...]
Tags: Affordability, Affordable Housing, Art Woolf, Erhard Mahnke, Maura Collins
Posted March 2, 2010
To: Multi-Family Developers and Lenders—Vermont and New Hampshire:
USDA Rural Development has recently announced funding availability for the Section 538 Multi-Family Housing Guarantee Loan Program. Lenders interested in financing apartment projects in eligible rural areas served by USDA are invited to apply for the program. [More ...]
Tags: Federal Funding, Loan, Section 538, USDA
Posted March 1, 2010
“Last Friday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Loan Modification Scam Prevention Network launched PreventLoanScams.org, a site where homeowners can report alleged scams. [More ...]
Tags: Foreclosures, Homeownership, HUD, Loan Modification
Posted February 4, 2010
“Yesterday we substantially beefed up the mapping capabilities of the Vermont Directory of Affordable Housing (DoARH).
The DoARH, part of the Vermont Housing Data Web site, is a searchable database of all subsidized rental housing in the state — 12,826 units at last count. [More ...]
Tags: Affordable Housing, DoARH, Housing Needs Assessment, Mapping, Rentals, Vermont Housing Data
Posted January 17, 2010
“SWANTON – A Swanton woman has been appointed to a position with the U.S. Department of Agriculture that oversees programs in Vermont and New Hampshire.
Molly Lambert, who was nominated by Democratic U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, has been named the state director for rural development for the two states. [More ...]
Tags: Molly Lambert, USDA
Posted January 14, 2010
By Lisa McCormack
“It could be a while before more affordable housing is built in Waterbury.
Town officials aim to finish a comprehensive housing plan before considering places where private developers or nonprofit groups could build affordable housing.
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Tags: Affordable Housing, Central Vermont Community Land Trust, Planning, Waterbury
