Housing affordability has declined significantly in recent years. The deterioration in price-to-income ratio has been a key factor, as home prices have risen 53% since 2019, while median household income has risen only 24%. This has notably decreased the share of first-time home buyers in the market, which dropped to 21% in 2025 from 44% in 1981. Over that same time frame, the median age for first-time buyers reached a record high of 40 in 2025 from 29 in 1981.
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John Siegenthaler, P.E. will be providing technical training on design and installation of air-to-water heat pumps in both new construction and retrofit applications.
February 16, 2026
Efficiency Vermont is partnering with the Associated Building Contractors of VT/NH to host a full day air-to-water heat pump summit in Burlington Vermont.
Through the Blanket of Warmth project, GF integrated Uponor radiant systems into a homes' existing furnace.
February 12, 2026
The first Blanket of Warmth project was completed in 2018 with two homes. Now, with the grant from the GF Water Foundation via the OneGF Impact Fund, more than a dozen First Nation homes have the Uponor radiant system.