Windham & Windsor Housing Trust

The State is launching a program to help Vermonters purchase affordable homes. Mobile Home Infill Program (MHIP) makes mobile homes available for sale at-cost to eligible low- and middle-income homebuyers. To date, MHIP has identified 57 lots at parks in Bennington, Brattleboro, Westminster, Springfield, Braintree, Milton, Morristown, Coventry, and St. Johnsbury that can accommodate new homes.
MHIP is only available to current Vermont residents. Potential homebuyers can take two important steps now to prepare for the start of MHIP registration on November 1:

1) Determine if you are eligible. In addition to being a Vermont resident, registrants must earn 120% or less of the Area Median Income in the county where they currently reside (for Windsor County this is $84,480 or less for an individual, $120,600 or less for family of 4), not in the county where they wish to purchase a MHIP home.
2) Get prequalified. This step involves going to a lending institution and supplying them with your financial information. If the lending institution sees fit, it will issue you a pre-qualification letter that provides prospective buyers with a range of how much they can spend on a home. Please note: this is different than obtaining a mortgage. That step comes later in the process.

Starting November 1, interested homebuyers can visit the MHIP website and register by filling out an Interest and Eligibility Form, see a sample Purchase and Sale Agreement, and learn about the timeline and next steps in the homebuying process.

To be fully prepared with homebuying information and supported by a HUD certified counselor, we recommend participating the Homebuyer Workshop: https://www.homemattershere.org/how-to-buy-a-home/
MHIP Website: https://accd.vermont.gov/housing/funding/MHIP
Mobile Home Down payment assistance: https://www.getahome.org/manufactured-housing-loan/

Construction at 133 Main Street Windsor continues to proceed on time, and within budget. One floor at a time, framers and masons are constructing the building's elevator shaft, stair wells and walls. In the ground floor parking area, exposed steel structural elements are being fire proofed. As of next week,  (10/7) second floor framing will be underway. Trades will also begin roughing-in the sprinkler system and mechanical systems. The crew is working with our building envelope consultant to put the finer touches on the plan for window installation, which will begin by the end of the month.

To stay up to date on this construction and to find FAQs on this building please visit our info page: https://www.homemattershere.org/central-and-main-windsor/

Windham & Windsor Housing Trust is a non-profit based in Brattleboro with Windsor based staff supporting the Support and Services At Home (SASH) program. Our mission is to strengthen the communities of southeast Vermont through the development and stewardship of permanently affordable housing and through ongoing support and advocacy for its residents.