In Vermont’s tight housing market, the dream of homeownership can feel like it’s slipping further away with every passing year. Prices rise, inventory stays low, and families who want to put down roots find themselves priced out of the very communities where they live. But there’s a model that’s been quietly growing and powerfully changing […]
Ten years ago, we interviewed shared equity homeowner Heather Gruen about her experience of becoming a homeowner through Champlain Housing Trust. Heather’s story highlighted the sense of community and place that becoming a homeowner provides. She talked at the time about how her new home made her feel like she really had a future in […]
“It was just Invaluable” Michelle Leonetti and her husband Nate Rocheford were immediately drawn to the old rustic style charm of their home in Essex. “It’s quirky. Definitely not your standard suburban house. It’s a mix of modern and historic,” says Michelle. Like so many people entering the home buying market for the first time, […]
This summer, Champlain Housing Trust will break ground on Riggs Meadow at the Windy Ridge neighborhood in Hinesburg. The first phase of this new development will include 36 permanently affordable rental apartments, created with with partner Evernorth, and eight shared equity homes built with Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity. These are the first homes in […]
Champlain Housing Trust will be at several events this summer – please stop by and see us! Are you curious about what we do and the programs we offer? Come visit our table – we are happy to answer your questions – whether you’re a farmer interested in loan programs to make improvements to housing […]
An effort years in the making culminated today in a ceremonial ribbon cutting ceremony in Shelburne, marking the transformation of a former motel which provided temporary housing for homeless Vermonters into a new neighborhood with affordable apartments and condominiums. Over a hundred people gathered to mark the occasion. The new Bay Ridge neighborhood, […]
HomeOwner University, underwritten by TD Charitable Foundation, is pleased to offer its Fall semester of classes to help homeowners achieve financial security and housing stability. Fall classes begin in mid-September and include: Psychology of Spending Savvy Saving and Investing Wills & Trusts Hands-on Home Maintenance Slash Your Energy Bills Refinancing Effective Homeowner Associations (HOA) Home […]
Champlain Housing Trust offers its free Shared Equity Informational Meetings in 9 languages Contact us to request access English Español / Spanish Français / French नेपाली / Nepali Kiswahili / Swahili العربية / Arabic Soomali / Somali دری / Dari پښتو / Pashto What is the Shared Equity Informational Meeting? A meeting to learn about […]
At the site of a former dormitory converted into affordable apartments at Fort Ethan Allen in Colchester, Vermont, housing leaders and local officials released the annual Building Homes Together campaign scorecard documenting the number of homes and apartments created throughout Chittenden County in 2023. The data showed continued housing production shortages – especially those which […]
Federal, State and local officials gathered today in Shelburne at the site of a former motel to announce the creation of a new neighborhood with nearly 100 permanently affordable homes and apartments. The new neighborhood, Bay Ridge, is being developed by Champlain Housing Trust in partnership with Evernorth. Bay Ridge will include 26 shared […]
Champlain Housing Trust is 40 years old! We are thrilled to share a look back highlighting how we got started and the lasting change we’ve made in this video by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, which researches and recommends creative approaches to land as a solution to economic, social, and environmental challenges. Then as […]
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, which researches and recommends creative approaches to land as a solution to economic, social, and environmental challenges, released a video and a case study that highlights how Champlain Housing Trust got started and the crucial role and timing that affordable housing strategies, community leadership and engagement, and innovative policies […]