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Welch supports, House passes unemployment benefit extension, First-Time Homebuyer Credit
November 6, 2009 Posted by Vermont RealEstateRama
Washington, DC - November 5, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Rep. Peter Welch on Thursday voted to provide an additional 14 weeks of unemployment benefits to those hit hardest by the recession and to extend the popular First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit until the end of April.
Welch calls for extension of First-time Homebuyer Tax Credit
October 6, 2009 Posted by Vermont RealEstateRama
Burlington, VT - October 6, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — At the Essex home of Lindsey and Matt Wignall, Rep. Peter Welch on Tuesday called for a year-long extension of a tax credit that allowed the Wignalls and hundreds of thousands of other middle class families to buy their first home.
Gov. Douglas Announces $1.6 Million in Tax Credits for Housing, Economic Growth
August 26, 2008 Posted by Vermont RealEstateRama
MONTPELIER, Vt. - August 26, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor Jim Douglas has announced the allocation of $1.6 million in tax credits for Vermont communities to assist in revitalization of buildings in downtowns and village centers.
Federal housing bill benefits Vermonters
August 11, 2008 Posted by Vermont RealEstateRama
BURLINGTON, VT - Aug 10, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — New federal housing legislation signed into law by President Bush this morning is a major step forward for Vermonters and the nation, according to VHFA Executive Director Sarah Carpenter, but the work isn’t finished yet.
Senate Approves Housing Bill With Sanders’ Trust Fund and $20 Million for Vermont
July 26, 2008 Posted by Vermont RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON, July 11 –The Senate late this afternoon approved legislation to help hard-pressed homeowners cope with a worsening mortgage crisis. The vote was 63 to 5.
The measure includes a proposal – long championed by Senator Bernie Sanders – to create an Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
Governor Highlights Consequence of Legislative Inaction on Property Tax Rates
July 11, 2008 Posted by Vermont RealEstateRama
Montpelier, Vt. – June 26, 2008 - Governor Jim Douglas today released a Tax Department analysis of escalating property tax rates, and took the supermajority in the Legislature to task for their failure to take action on property tax relief.
State official backs withholding prebate info
August 8, 2007 Posted by Vermont RealEstateRama
Secretary of State Deborah Markowitz said Tuesday she agrees with a Manchester official’s decision to withhold prebate information because it could be used to calculate a taxpayer’s household income.
Housing solution a matter of agendas
June 20, 2007 Posted by Vermont RealEstateRama
Housing is now so expensive in Vermont that two-thirds of the state’s households can’t afford to buy. For apartment dwellers, costs can be almost as daunting.
