Cohousing-L Mailing List: News on Affordable Housing

[marganne (webjerk]

Items that might contribute to Cohousing's efforts to incorporate affordable 
housing.

Svaboda Court is offered through Proud Ground's homeownership program. You must 
be an income-qualified, first-time homebuyer to purchase a home at Svaboda 
Court. Proud Ground homebuyers typically earn between $25,000 and $45,000 per 
year. Do you qualify?

http://svabodacourt.org/


Burlington, Vermont – On Friday, the Champlain Housing Trust purchased South 
Meadow Apartments in Burlington’s south end for $19 million. Built 25 years 
ago, South Meadow is home to 148 apartments, including 40 affordable ones. Over 
the last thirty years, no residential property in Chittenden County has had a 
higher sale price, and only four have been higher in the State of Vermont.

http://www.champlainhousingtrust.org/announcements/cht-buys-south-meadow-apartments-for-19-million

The Institute for Community Economics is a federally certified Community 
Development Financial Institution that makes loans for permanently affordable 
housing across the United States.
http://www.nhtinc.org/ice.php

Cheers!
Marganne