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West Hartford, CT - October 22, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Get 3 Times More Rental Income with Special Needs Housing Guest Speaker: Nick Sidoti (Buffalo-based landlord who's been buying and managing properties since 1989 By targeting a little-known but very in-demand niche called “special needs housing”, Nick Sidoti, aka Dr. Cashflow, has tripled his rental income while virtually avoiding competition. He’ll share how to rent to college students, veterans, government agencies, and other customers who will pay you big bucks (2-3 times more than market rent) for providing a few extra key conveniences.

West Hartford, CT - October 22, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Whether you are an experienced, beginning, active or passive investor, you will find extensive information to further your investing during the "Real Estate Investing - Making it Work for You!'" Conference & Expo. Virtually everything that happens at the Real Estate Conference and Expo is for or about you.

October 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Senator Chris Dodd invited Diane Randall, Executive Director of the Hartford-based Partnership for Strong Communities, to testify on housing challenges facing Connecticut residents at a Senate Banking Committee hearing on the State of the Nation’s Housing Market.

Hartford, CT - October 15, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- How to Partner, Brand, Network and Market your Way to Millions when Banks are NOT Lending. Guest Speaker: J.T. Foxx (Entrepreneur, Teacher & Internationally Syndicated Radio Personality)

Hartford, CT - October 15, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Have you been watching Flip This House and wondering if you can do the same thing? Are you currently renovating properties and want to see what other people are doing?

$530,473 Grant Will Work to Improve Urban Housing in Milford. Washington, DC – Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT) today applauded the announcement by the Department of Housing and Urban Development that a $530,473 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) will be made available to help improve low and moderate-income housing in the City of Milford, Connecticut.

Insists Extraordinary Assistance Cannot Continue, Calls for Extension of GSE and FHA Loan Limits. October 8, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) held an oversight hearing to probe the role that Government-Sponsored Enterprises should play to ensure the future strength of the American housing market.

October 6, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Four years after filing a federal lawsuit, the CT Fair Housing Center and the State of Connecticut Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities have settled a landmark housing discrimination case with New Horizons Village, an apartment complex which markets itself as providing independent housing for people with severe physical disabilities. Under the consent decree, New Horizons will cease requiring tenants to open their private medical records for review and to show that they can “live independently”.

WASHINGTON, DC - September 24, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) today praised the release of $9,445,758 in Recovery Act funding to create new affordable rental housing and increase the energy efficiency of existing public and low income housing. These funds were distributed to five municipalities across the state giving them the resources to install new energy efficient technologies to conserve energy, such as Energy Star appliances, high-efficiency boilers/furnaces and programmable thermostats or controls.

WASHINGTON, DC - September 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) today praised the release of $7,162,353 in Recovery Act funding to improve living conditions, provide affordable housing and create economic opportunities. These funds were distributed to eight municipalities across the state, as well as to the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development. The grants were released by the federal Department Housing and Urban Development as a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

September 18, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) announced that Connecticut projects will receive more than $15.7 million as part of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill passed by the Senate today. The bill will support a variety of transportation- and housing-related projects across Connecticut, including $4 million for the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Rail Line

MERIDEN, CT - August 26, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Chris Murphy (CT-5) came to Meriden to promote a new $8,000 tax credit for first time homebuyers that was included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to boost the housing market and the overall economy. Murphy was joined by Meriden area first time homebuyers, a local realtor, a People's United Bank representative and other elected officials to encourage Connecticut residents to take advantage of this new tax break before it expires on December 1, 2009

WASHINGTON, DC - August 26, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) today praised the release of $43,791,192 for upgrades and improvements to Connecticut's railroad infrastructure in New Haven and on the Danbury and Shoreline East Lines and $16 million for the development of affordable housing units across the state. The railroad grants will be used to build a new rail repair shop for the New Haven line, for an improved safety signal system on the Danbury Branch line, and for the expansion of the parking facilities at the Branford Railroad Station. These grants were released by the Department of Transportation as a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

August 19, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- America is still struggling through a recession. An economic recovery, however, will not be possible if Congress does not focus on reviving housing. The housing industry makes up nearly 15 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and when it is healthy, it provides much needed jobs and revenue for America.

WASHINGTON, DC - August 13, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) today praised the release of $25,724,201 to weatherize approximately 7,400 homes and re-weatherize an additional 100 homes throughout Connecticut. The Connecticut Department of Social Services administers the Weatherization Program, assisting low-income persons in minimizing energy-related costs and fuel usage in their residences. The funds were released by the Department of Energy as a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act