Seen in the Addison County Independent: Despite nationwide gloom and doom in the real estate sector and a drop in home sales in Vermont and Addison County, there is evidence that the values of the homes that most state and local residents own have held their own. According to information on the Vermont Department of [...]
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Addison County house values holding their own
Published on October 24th, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 CommentsNew home construction down 66 percent in Vermont
Published on October 12th, 2008 in market news. 0 CommentsFrom the Rutland Herald, October 12: MONTPELIER — The number of new homes under construction in Vermont fell sharply in the last year as credit markets constricted and a national economic downturn hit the Green Mountains. Construction statistics reveal a sector-wide slowdown that, according to one expert, threatens the jobs of nearly 8,500 Vermont wage [...]
Hardwick challenges tough times with innovative enterprise
Published on October 8th, 2008 in town profiles. 0 CommentsIn The New York Times today: Uniting Around Food to Save an Ailing Town By MARIAN BURROS Published: October 8, 2008 Facing a Main Street dotted with vacant stores, residents of Hardwick, Vt., are betting on farming to make it the town that was saved by food. Read the full story in the New York [...]
A few Vermont towns have made some of the top “best” lists in 2007-2008. Here are just a few examples: U.S. News and World Report – Best places to retire: Burlington, Rutland, and South Burlington CNN Money.com – 100 best places to live and launch: Colchester Country Home – Best green place to live: Burlington [...]