Description: The approximate number
of homes sold is the count of all primary residence homes for the given
time period.
Background: Properties sold in the
State of Vermont are subject to a Property Transfer Tax based on the
value of the sale. The Vermont Department of Taxes posts the records
of all sales received on their website. The
Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) applies certain criteria for
this analysis so that it captures primary residence homes where the seller
had 100% interest in the property. This excludes transactions that were
not deemed to be arm's length. This figure is broken down by the type
of home including single family, condominium, and mobile home with land.
*PLEASE NOTE* Occasionally, the method used to compute these home purchase
statistics is improved. This was done most recently in April 2007. After
each change, all historical data is re-run under the new system.
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