Yearly Archives: 2008

December 29, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — You asked how (1) many towns approved a local option property tax exemption on farm machinery and buildings and (2) the state could get more towns to provide the optional tax break. This report updates OLR Report

December 17, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that 14 Connecticut vendors have signed up for a new program to help Connecticut residents save money by making their heating systems and homes more energy efficient.

HARTFORD, CT - November 18, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that Connecticut homeowners using the refinancing program she created last December in response to the subprime mortgage crisis have reduced their monthly payments by an average of $397 in the first year of the program.

Bristol , CT - October 28, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Connecticut homeowners facing foreclosure may find help in several new programs created by the General Assembly earlier this year, state Senator Thomas Colapietro (D- Bristol) said today. However, navigating the programs and knowing where to turn to for help can be difficult

Norwalk, CT - October 27, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Homeowners facing financial difficulty and foreclosure should beware of con artists promising to “rescue” them from their troubles and investigate state-sponsored programs designed to prevent foreclosure actions first, state Senator Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) said today

October 09, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor M. Jodi Rell announced today that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (USVA) will soon be mailing disability verification letters required for local property tax relief to Connecticut’s 22,000 veterans

Hartford, CT - October 06, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, today announced the enactment of the HOPE for Homeowners program, a voluntary initiative to help distressed borrowers refinance their mortgages.

October 02, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today, joined by veteran advocates, pledged to aid disabled veterans who may be denied property tax exemptions under a non-existent Oct. 1 deadline, and formally called on the federal Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to correct a damaging computer system problem that may prevent tens of thousands of disabled veterans from obtaining deserved tax benefits.

Hartford, CT - October 1, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor M. Jodi Rell announced today that she has directed the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs and the Office of Policy and Management to help ensure disabled service-connected veterans receive their annual property tax abatement benefits.

Washington, D.C. – September 18, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Congressman Christopher Shays (CT-4) announced today Connecticut would be receiving $6,962,123 in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding

August 20, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced new details of the legislation she will offer Friday to provide winter heating assistance to Connecticut residents, especially middle-income homeowners caught between shocking increases in energy prices and the costs of necessities such as staple foods, gasoline and other everyday needs

August 15, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced a program to help low- and moderate-income residents cut their electricity expenses and build on the state’s commitment to renewable energy.

Governor M. Jodi Rell announced today that she will require an amended provision to Connecticut’s Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to provide relief for ratepayers when the sale of emission allowances to power generating companies exceeds certain levels.

Governor M. Jodi Rell announced today that the state of Connecticut is adding to its holdings of open space with the purchase of 134 acres of the Bogus Farm property, which is located in Bethel adjacent to the popular Collis B. Huntington State Park

Join us for the first ever Education Conference and Trade Expo on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at the West Hartford Convention Center in Blue Back Square featuring the Connecticut Mandatory Courses taught by Linda St. Peter with a continental breakfast and cocktail reception catered by Grants. There'll also be door prizes, free raffles, networking and more!