Real Progress Made on Housing, Workforce in '22 Legislative Session The Legislature wrapped up the 2022 session on Thursday May 12th concluding the second year of the biennium. Both the legislative…
House Passes Build Back Better Plan, Sends to Senate November 19, 2021 – The U.S. House of Representatives passed President Joe Biden’s signature Build Back Better plan Friday by a vote…
Creating Home Ownership Opportunities for All Vermonters The Vermont Association of Realtors® has identified the creation of new housing as the association’s top priority. As stakeholders in our communities and proponents of home…
REGISTER TO VOTE! SEPT. 28 IS NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY! What Off-Year??Local Elections Matter Even More!There are no federal-level races on the ballot this year, but that doesn’t mean that…
VAR Legislative Wrap-Up – 2021 The gavel fell on the 2021 Legislative session on May 21, 2021. This was a year dominated by a virtual State House and Zoom hearings.…
VAR Monitoring Proposed Short Term Rental Legislation The VAR Government Affairs teams has been monitoring three draft bills that aim to better regulate Vermont's short term rental industry. The bills…
VERMONT LAWMAKERS CONSIDER H.200 Recently H.200, a bill to impose a residency requirement for the owner of a short term rental property, was introduced into the House of Representatives and…
CONTINUED JOB GROWTH, STABLE INTEREST RATES IN 2021 Key Highlights More than 20 leading economic and housing experts predict GDP growth of 3.5% and an annual unemployment rate of 6.2%…
RENTAL ASSISTANCE, STIMULUS CHECKS ARE ON THE WAY December 28, 2020 – On Sunday night, President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion COVID relief package that authorizes rental assistance, stimulus…