http://www.vermontlandandhomes.com Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:05:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.vermontlandandhomes.com/addison-county-house-values-holding-their-own/ From 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 ... http://www.vermontlandandhomes.com/new-home-construction-down-66-percent-in-vermont/ In 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 ... http://www.vermontlandandhomes.com/hardwick-challenges-tough-times-with-innovative-enterprise/ 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 ... http://www.vermontlandandhomes.com/vermont-on-the-best-lists/ The Nelson Project, a real estate blog based out of Austin Texas, recently published an informative article about the pros and cons of tankless water heaters. "Tankless heaters run by cleaner renewable gas (with electronic ignitions) use about 20% less energy than traditional gas run storage water heaters based on an ... http://www.vermontlandandhomes.com/tankless-water-heaters-can-they-take-the-heat/ According to , Vermont's foreclosures more than tripled in August 2008 over its July 2008 numbers. But that total of 18 foreclosures in August still keeps Vermont ranked low in the foreclosure totals nationwide. Last month, Vermont had the fewest in the nation; this month it ranks 49th out of ... http://www.vermontlandandhomes.com/vermont-still-holding-steady-in-foreclosure-numbers/ According to a recent article in the Rutland Herald, a Brandon, Vermont agent states that "...statistics compiled by the National Association of Realtors indicate Vermont has been one of the quickest-recovering states from the slowdown in the real estate market." A new appraisal in the town of Brandon has property ... http://www.vermontlandandhomes.com/appraisals-in-brandon-vermont-up-163-to-1202-percent/ According to a recent story on WCAX, South Village in South Burlington is using Vermont villages as a building model, being designed with "narrower streets [and] buildings on smaller lots" to help create a sense of community in the development. Upon completion, there will be a total of 335 units ... http://www.vermontlandandhomes.com/new-urbanism/ According to the lastest statistics published by RealtyTrac, Vermont led the nation in the least number of foreclosures in July 2008, an impressive accomplishment considering that foreclosure activity is up 55 percent from July 2007 across the United States. There were a total of 272,171 foreclosures in July 2008. Rank ... http://www.vermontlandandhomes.com/vermont-has-fewest-foreclosures-nationwide-in-july/ According to a store on Business Wire,  Roost, Inc. announced the launch of its search-engine service in the New England area, extending its coverage to New Hampshire, Vermont, Western Maine and Northern Massachusetts. Roost's database is tied directly to the MLS, and searches can be customized to sort by price ... http://www.vermontlandandhomes.com/vermont-comes-home-to-roostcom/