Vermont housing and borrowing

Source topic or question: Housing

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Measure how short-term rentals, private-equity ownership, and speculative second homes affect housing availability and cost.

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Source topic or question: Rural Vermont

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Evaluate whether rural communities receive a fair share of housing and infrastructure resources.

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Source topic or question: Housing

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Evaluate housing programs for taxpayer cost, enforceable affordability, and geographic equity.

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Source topic or question: Housing

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Invest upstream rather than paying for crises downstream. By providing children and families with healthcare, counseling, childcare, food assistance, housing support, and other services before problems become emergencies, we can improve educational outcomes while reducing long-term costs in healthcare, corrections, child welfare, homelessness, and special education. Research consistently shows that community schools improve attendance, behavior, graduation rates, and academic achievement because they remove barriers to learning before they become crises.

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Source topic or question: Housing

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By investing in permanently affordable housing, helping Vermonters build and own homes, and asking large corporate investors, private equity, luxury second homes, and commercial vacation rentals to contribute their fair share, we can lower housing costs, reduce property taxes, and put more homes back in the hands of the people and communities they were meant to serve.

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Source topic or question: Housing

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Together, we can put homes back in the hands of Vermonters by investing in permanently affordable housing, rebuilding our capacity to build and renovate homes locally, reducing property taxes, and ensuring more homes are owned by the people and communities they were meant to serve.

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Source topic or question: Democracy, ethics, and the rule of law

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Expand participatory budgeting and community decision-making by giving communities greater direct authority over public spending while supporting locally led planning for housing, economic development, healthcare, and other community priorities.

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Source topic or question: Housing

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End homelessness through a Housing First approach, ensuring every Vermonter has rapid access to safe, permanent housing alongside voluntary mental health care, substance use treatment, employment assistance, and other wraparound services that help people rebuild their lives.

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Source topic or question: Housing

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Expand permanently affordable housing by investing in community land trusts, housing cooperatives, cohousing, public housing, and shared-equity homeownership so homes remain affordable for generations—not just a few years.

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Source topic or question: Housing

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We can build a Vermont where homes are owned by people, neighborhoods still know their neighbors, and every community has the opportunity to thrive. By making it easier for Vermonters to rent, buy, build, and remain in their homes, we’ll lower housing costs and property taxes, help young families put down roots, enable older Vermonters to age with dignity in their communities, reduce homelessness, and create good-paying jobs in the skilled trades.

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Source topic or question: Housing

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Build a circular housing economy by expanding adaptive reuse of vacant properties and old schools, churches, barns, mills, motels, and other underused buildings, supporting renovation and deconstruction instead of demolition, reclaiming building materials, and growing local businesses that repair, remanufacture, and recycle construction materials.

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Source topic or question: Housing

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Revenue from taxes on private equity, large corporate housing, second homes, vacation rentals and luxury estates will be reinvested to reduce property taxes for Vermont residents and expand permanently affordable housing. We’ll also leverage state and federal housing programs, revolving loan funds, municipal partnerships, and mission-driven investment to help communities create housing that remains affordable for generations.

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Source topic or question: Housing

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Support locally driven housing solutions by simplifying permitting for permanently affordable housing, adaptive reuse projects, accessory dwelling units, and small-scale infill while preserving strong environmental protections and giving towns greater flexibility to meet local housing needs.

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Source topic or question: Energy, environment, public lands, and utilities

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Expand Vermont’s production of building materials by supporting local lumber, wood products, modular housing, insulation, windows, heat pumps, and other essential building components that strengthen local supply chains and create good-paying jobs.

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Source topic or question: Housing

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Invest in senior housing and universal accessibility by expanding accessible housing, aging-in-place programs, and incentives that allow older Vermonters to remain in their communities while freeing up homes for younger families. New publicly supported housing should be designed using universal design principles wherever practical so Vermonters can remain in their homes throughout every stage of life.

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Source topic or question: Taxes, economy, workers, agriculture, and affordability

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Instead of competing to attract investment from somewhere else, we can invest in the people, businesses, industries, and communities that already make Vermont strong. By helping Vermont businesses grow, connecting local producers with local buyers, expanding local ownership, and producing more of the food, energy, housing, healthcare, building materials, and other essential goods we need here at home, we can create an economy that’s more prosperous, more affordable, and far more resilient.

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Source topic or question: Housing

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By investing in local builders, technical education, Vermont-made building materials, adaptive reuse, and community ownership, we’ll keep more construction dollars circulating in Vermont’s economy while reducing long-term housing costs.

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Source topic or question: Taxes, economy, workers, agriculture, and affordability

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Produce more of what Vermont needs by investing in local food systems, community-owned renewable energy, housing construction, forest products, sustainable building materials, healthcare, childcare, manufacturing, repair industries, and other essential sectors that create good jobs while making Vermont more resilient, self-reliant, and less dependent on fragile national supply chains and corporate giants.

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Source topic or question: Housing

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Help working Vermonters build, buy and renovate homes by expanding affordable financing, technical assistance, shared-equity programs, and financial support for owner-builders, first-time homebuyers, multigenerational housing, small-scale builders, and accessory dwelling units.

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Source topic or question: Taxes, economy, workers, agriculture, and affordability

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Invest in the next generation of farmers through apprenticeships, technical education, affordable farmworker housing, and pathways that help young Vermonters build careers in agriculture.

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Source topic or question: Taxes, economy, workers, agriculture, and affordability

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Strengthen Vermont’s workforce and innovation economy by expanding apprenticeships, career and technical education, workforce partnerships, and research collaborations between Vermont colleges, universities, technical centers, unions, employers, entrepreneurs, and manufacturers—aligning public research with Vermont’s greatest needs so innovations in areas like Lyme disease, climate resilience, sustainable agriculture, affordable housing, clean energy, and rural healthcare improve people’s lives while creating new Vermont businesses and good local jobs.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: Housing

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Modernize Vermont’s property tax and housing classification system by recognizing the different roles housing plays in our communities. Primary homes, workforce housing, permanently affordable housing, small Vermont landlords, and modest family camps would receive greater protections, while luxury second homes, commercial vacation rentals, vacant investment properties, and large corporate or private-equity ownership would contribute more. We’ll also close ownership loopholes that allow large investors to hide behind multiple LLCs, ensuring our tax system rewards homes that strengthen Vermont communities—not big investors and rich out of staters.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: Housing

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Measure success differently by judging our housing system by the percentage of Vermonters living in quality, affordable housing—not simply the number of housing units built.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: Taxes, economy, workers, agriculture, and affordability

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Use Progressive taxation instead of homestead taxes to pay for education. Increase taxes on high incomes and buildings that could be used for housing but are left vacant for most of the year. Separate state tax from federal tax. Set a standard deductible for state taxes that is in line with what it costs to live here.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: Housing

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Fast-track pre-approved housing plans statewide by advancing Vermont’s 802 Homes housing proposal. The state has already begun developing easy-to-use housing blueprints that allow small-scale developers to build faster, cheaper, and with fewer permitting delays. Once finalized, projects that use these standardized plans should receive automatic statewide zoning approval — cutting red tape and helping Vermont build more housing, faster.

Statement date not recorded · Profile reviewed Sep 15, 2026

Source topic or question: Housing

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Advance Act 250 reforms that remove regulations for housing development in cities, towns and village centers, and areas with the jobs and infrastructure to support growth. Molly has advocated for reforms to Act 181 that would remove the “Tier 3” and “Road Rule” provisions, while keeping existing provisions aimed at removing red tape and urgently deploying housing.

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Source topic or question: Energy, environment, public lands, and utilities

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Support renters and residents of mobile homes and condos in accessing plug-in balcony solar units, expanding opportunities for all Vermonters to participate in our clean energy transition, and alleviating high energy costs. Balcony solar kits are estimated to save Vermonters up to 10% to 25% on a monthly household electricity bill!

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Source topic or question: Taxes, economy, workers, agriculture, and affordability

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Support policies that ensure our Vermont rural communities don’t just survive, but thrive — with equitable access to quality schools, hospitals, primary care, affordable housing, broadband, and other essential services.

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Source topic or question: Housing

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Support the start of a Vermont Housing Corps: the next generation of carpenters, electricians, plumbers and other housing professionals to meet Vermont’s housing goals. This includes partnering with Vermont’s career and technical education centers, universities, and apprenticeship programs to incentivize careers in home building through grants, loan forgiveness and scholarships and more.

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Source topic or question: Housing

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Urgently build more affordable housing

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