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Vermont lawmakers are considering postponing or even eliminating some of their key spending priorities as they attempt to gird next year’s state budget against potentially drastic cuts in federal funding.

At Yestermorrow Design/Build School in Waitsfield, students spend a month constructing a tiny house on wheels. While tiny houses are not the sole solution to the complex housing crisis, they can offer more housing choice and flexibility.

A recent uptick in applications for career technical schools in Vermont mirrors a nationwide trend of young people pursuing more hands-on work.

Administration officials have continued to push back forcefully against a three-month extension � backed by Democrats � for all unhoused people living in state-sponsored motel rooms.

HomeShare Vermont matches people with extra housing space with people who need it. It's a system based on mutual benefit that offers a sensible and friendly solution to housing challenges.

Hundreds of Afghan refugees have settled in Vermont in recent years. Now, one of those families wants to make the state feel more like home by buying a house. And they’re taking advantage of a new partnership intended to make that dream more achievable.

While Vermont’s homeless population increased last year, other states saw much more dramatic spikes.

Superior Court Judge Samuel Hoar, in a Nov. 19 decision, wrote the city had broad authority under state law to place restrictions on short-term rentals.

The gap between housing stock and housing needs has significantly driven up housing prices in Vermont. Some think alternative methods of construction, including modular builds, could help.

A proposed 99-unit hotel in downtown Rutland that will include 26 residential apartments, a restaurant and rooftop bar will not need Act 250 approval, due to its location being within the designated downtown development district.