Mondays from 4 to 7pm* – 456 Waterman Hall, Burlington – January 23rd to May 7th This is a unique time in history when so much public dialogue is focused on housing policy and finance. This spring semester’s Housing Policy course will study the history and debate the future of the following topics:
Federal housing finance system
Federal government’s role in housing policy
How the private market delivers the public good of housing
Devolution of funding to state and local players
How Vermont’s housing system was formed and evaluate its efforts
Housing’s intricate relationship with: energy usage, transportation costs, health care, and jobs
Goals of affordable housing programs and the evolution of programs and goals based on historical failures
Homeownership initiatives such as Vermont’s Community Land Trusts, mobile homes, and homeownership counseling
Role of rental housing policy in an ownership society
Housing safety and habitability, landlord/tenant rights in Vermont, and fair housing
Tools and incentives that support or limit housing creation, such as inclusionary zoning, smart growth, local and state permitting, and the impact of community opposition to development
Unique housing needs of elders, people with disabilities and people who are homeless
Course taught by Maura Collins, Policy and Planning Manager at Vermont Housing Finance Agency. No text book is required and course work will draw from national and local case studies utilizing several Vermont-based experts representing diverse perspectives on housing finance and development, including:
A local planner from a rural Vermont community
A private developer of affordable and market rate housing
A low income housing advocate
And several more…
To Register for the Course:
Non-UVM students: https://learn.uvm.edu/register/
Enrolled UVM students: http://www.uvm.edu/~rgweb/
The course is: PA395, CRN 14044
Email Maura at mcollins@vhfa.org with questions Housing Policy Course Flyer
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