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Some quick facts on Vermont owner occupied homes with a mortgage1:
The median Vermont home price is $161,478.
74.8% of Vermont home owners have only a single mortgage.
Only 1.2% of home owners in Vermont have both a second mortgage and a home equity loan.
While the median income for all of Vermont is 55,819, the median income for owner occupied homes with a mortgage is 60,600.
The median monthly Vermont housing cost is $1,174.
Vermont Median Annual real estate taxes are $2,810.
While the national average Expedian Credit score is 678, the average for Vermont is 709.
Non-business bankruptcies in Vermont have gone from 1,421 in 2000 to 1,613 in 2004.
The state regulator for Vermont mortgages is Elizabeth R. Costle
STATE OF VERMONT
Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health Care Administration
Division of Banking
89 Main Street, Drawer 20
Montpelier, VT 05620-3101
The Vermont Division of Banking regulates Vermont mortgage lenders and Vermont mortgage brokers. Approximately 400 lenders and brokers are licensed in the State of Vermont. Vermont’s licensee list is available from Susan Lasher at (802) 828-3307 or at http://www.bishca.state.vt.us.
Vermont’s licensing statute for mortgage lenders was originally enacted in 1983. The licensing statute for mortgage brokers was enacted in 19962.
Vermont Counties:
Addiscon County, Bennington County, Caledonia County, Chittenden
County, Essex County, Franklin County, Grand Isle County, Lamoille
County, Orange County, Orleans County, Rutland County, Washington
County, Windham County, Windsor County
Source: US Census Bureau 2004 American Community Survey
Source: Coalition for Mortgage reform (www.mortgagereform.org)
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