Report suggests 17% of Vermont households at risk of housing insecurity due to job loss

A new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston estimates that job losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic could put 21,351 Vermont homeowner and 23,561 renter

Economic impact of coronavirus outbreak on Vermont housing

Vermont has received over 71,000 unemployment claims since the coronavirus pandemic reached the state.

Vermont home sale prices increase by 6.5% in 2019

The median Vermont primary home sold for $229,000 in 2019, according to Property Transfer Tax records, a 6.5% increase from 2018.

How the census affects us all

This commentary by VHFA Executive Director Maura Collins appeared recently in VTDigger

Vermont Rural Life Survey highlights affordability challenges

VPR and Vermont PBS have released the results of the annual Vermont Rural Life Survey, which polls households from all across Vermont about life in their communities and the daily challenges they face.

Impact of Vermont colleges on housing affordability difficult to measure

Fall has started to arrive in Vermont, and with it is the return of many college students to the state.

Housing recovery leaves black households behind

The economic recovery is being felt among many households, with home equity wealth rising and more

New report finds more Vermont seniors receive rental housing assistance than younger counterparts

Roughly 9,000 Vermont senior households receive some form of financial rental help compared to 8,000 younger households, according to a report recently completed by VHFA on the distribution of rental subsidies by age group.

Vermont ranked 48th in nation for population growth

Vermont’s population has grown by just 0.1 percent since 2010, with a net increase of 555 people, according to the latest Census Bureau estimates.

Home building is key to helping improve affordability market-wide

A recent study illustrates how new market-rate housing construction in one part of town, especially in markets with low vacancy rates, improves housing affordability for lower income residents in other parts.

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