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Welch supports, House passes unemployment benefit extension, First-Time Homebuyer Credit
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
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
MONTPELIER, Vt. - August 26, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor Jim Douglas has announced the allocation of $1.6 million in tax credits for Vermont communities...
Federal housing bill benefits Vermonters
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
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...
Governor Highlights Consequence of Legislative Inaction on Property Tax Rates
Montpelier, Vt. – June 26, 2008 - Governor Jim Douglas today released a Tax Department analysis of escalating property tax rates, and took the...
Housing solution a matter of agendas
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...
