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HARTFORD, CT - April 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Killingly senior citizens will have additional affordable housing options, Senate President Donald E. Williams, Jr. (D-Brooklyn) reported today on the eve of the State Bond Commissions vote to help fund the construction 6 new units of congregate elderly housing in Killingly.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and Attorney General George Jepsen announced today that current and previous owners of the former English Station power plant site in New Haven have been issued an administrative order requiring them to take action to clean up that property.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General George Jepsen today filed a petition with the state Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) asking for additional penalties against Connecticut Light and Power (CL&P) in its recently filed storm recovery request.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Connecticut’s distressed homeowners have another opportunity to explore loan modification and foreclosure prevention options with their lenders at a day-long, state-sponsored forum on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at the Omni New Haven Hotel in New Haven.

Conn. - April 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Casa, Dom, La Maison, Home...Connecticut’s Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (EMAP) may be the key to help you keep it. Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) is accepting applications for the Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (EMAP) available for city and area homeowners who are or facing foreclosure or having trouble making their mortgage payments due to a temporary financial hardship.

HARTFORD, CT - April 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) voted to award $7.49 million in nine percent federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs) to seven affordable housing developers in Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, Simsbury, and Waterbury. The tax credits will provide funding to build or rehabilitate 347 affordable housing units in cities and towns across the state, and will create 1,079 jobs, generate $150.7 million in economic activity, and add $12.1 million in state revenue.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General George Jepsen is advising consumers that two toll-free numbers are available for questions about faulty mortgage-related documents or field services provided by Lender Processing Services Inc., and its subsidiaries, LPS Default Solutions and DocX.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Are you considering moving to Boston? If you are, you’re making the right choice. Beantown is one of the coolest cities in the country, and a lot of people who move here never move away. From taking the “T” to the Red Sox game to going on a stroll through Cambridge, Boston is one incredible city that you’ll love spending every minute in

WASHINGTON, DC - February 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today applauded the announcement that Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven, Inc. is being awarded a $92,275 grant from NeighborWorks America. The funds are being used to support Neighborhood Housing Service of New Haven’s mission of revitalizing New Haven’s neighborhoods

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ERIC S. SCHERZ, 44, of Stuart, Florida, formerly of Barkhamsted, Connecticut, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 37 months of imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release for mortgage fraud offenses

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General George Jepsen said Connecticut’s distressed homeowners are on track to receive significantly more mortgage relief from the $25 billion national mortgage foreclosure settlement than anticipated when the settlement was announced last year.

HARTFORD - February 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Once the storm passes, and depending on the amount of snowfall, many homeowners may want to have snow removed from their roofs. Here are some guidelines to consider when hiring someone to clear snow from the roof of your home

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced that William A. Trudeau, Jr., 50, Norwalk, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 188 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for operating a mortgage fraud scheme in Fairfield County. In addition, Trudeau’s wife, Heather Bliss, 37, was sentenced today to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for her role in the scheme. Bliss was also ordered to pay a fine of $12,500.

WASHINGTON, DC - February 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Connecticut’s congressional delegation released the following statement today applauding the announcement Connecticut will be receiving $71.8 million that may be used to repair homes and businesses damaged by Hurricane Sandy, and to upgrade and repair critical infrastructure. The funding, provided by the Community Development Block Grant (CDGB) program, is part of the $16 billion included in the Sandy Disaster Relief bill Congress passed last month. In the weeks ahead, the State of Connecticut will submit a plan for spending the funding.

WINDSOR, CT - February 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeowners, renters, nonprofits and businesses of all sizes have until Tuesday, Feb. 12 to register for FEMA disaster assistance or apply for disaster loans through the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced today.