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Rural Development's Silent Killer
Decentralized septic is crushing small-scale developers' efforts to build up our rural Main Streets.
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Jonah Richard
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September 2023

5 Updates From Summer '23
Starting a construction business, closing on new development opportunities, and marching forward with current projects.
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Jonah Richard
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July 2023

Minimum Lot Sizes Thwart Small-Scale Development
This one's for you, local planning commissions.
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Jonah Richard
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June 2023

501 Main Opens Its Doors
Construction is complete, tenants have moved in, and we've locked in an interest rate 1.5x higher than what we started with.
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Jonah Richard
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March 2023

The Developer Goes To The Capital
Talking housing policy with the Governor at his weekly press conference.
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Jonah Richard
Pocket Neighborhoods: A Case Study
Getting the numbers to work on a 30-unit project.
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Jonah Richard
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February 2023

A New Program for Small-Scale Workforce Housing
The Rental Revolving Loan Fund (RRLF) currently on the desks of Vermont lawmakers would supercharge the development of middle-income housing projects…
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Jonah Richard
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Two Ways To Incentivize More Housing in Vermont
Notes from my testimony to the Vermont Senate Committee on Economic Development and Housing.
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Jonah Richard
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January 2023

Funding A Small-Scale Affordable Housing Project
A $650,000 grant closes the funding loop on my next project: a 6-unit affordable housing conversion.
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Jonah Richard
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A Bite Of The Big Apple
Comparing development economics of a 51-unit project in Brooklyn to a 9-unit in Fairlee, VT.
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Jonah Richard

December 2022

Don't Count Your Chickens...
The supply chain's continued attempt to derail our project almost wins. But a little creativity and persistence keeps us on track.
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Jonah Richard
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November 2022

One Real Estate Metric You Need To Know
The debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) can make or break your project. Here's how.
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Jonah Richard
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