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Brave Little StateChristiana Martin wants to know how much short-term rentals, such as Airbnbs, are exacerbating Vermont’s housing crisis. Brave Little State surveys the data, and finds out how communities across the state are responding to a growing industry.
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Towns all over Vermont will discuss zoning, landlord-tenant rights and housing infrastructure as voters weigh in on development and managed growth.
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A Senate committee has advanced a wide-ranging housing bill that sets the stage for yet another debate in Montpelier over the future of the state’s 50-year-old land-use development law, called Act 250.
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This week, lawmakers in the Vermont House and Senate unveiled proposals that try to make the state's zoning ordinances more conducive to new development. That's as Vermont's housing shortage continues.
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Gov. Phil Scott is asking lawmakers to sign off on a nearly $300 million mid-year spending plan, and he also wants them to use a revenue surplus to lower property tax bills next year.
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Officials at the Federal Reserve have signaled in recent days that they may raise interest rates again, continuing a trend of rate hikes intended to cool the economy and curb inflation. That typically means higher mortgage rates, and a corresponding drop in home prices — several factors among many impacting the housing market.
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Vermont is investing hundreds of millions of dollars into building more housing. And for the most part, projects are getting underway in larger towns and cities.But there’s a group of small towns in southern Vermont that say the need is just as strong in their communities, so they're tackling the problem one home at a time.
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From housing and child care to climate action and mental health, lawmakers will face tough spending decisions as federal coronavirus relief aid begins to dry up.
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The buying frenzy of a year ago is long gone. Home buyers have pulled away, sellers are holding back, and the whole housing market is locked in a deep freeze.
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A proposed residential care facility in Castleton has stirred up controversy, anger and accusations of bias.That’s despite the acute need for this type of housing in Vermont.