Yearly Archives: 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an effort to put Connecticut residents in control of their power needs, Congressman Chris Murphy (CT-5) secured passage in the House Energy and Commerce Committee of a bill to allow the town Canton to operate its dams, in cooperation with Avon and Burlington. The Collinsville dams, once retrofitted, are expected to produce about two Megawatts of power, enough to power more than 1,500 homes.

Meriden, CT - May 27, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CTREIA, in association with the Apartment Owners Association of Connecticut, or AOACT, is announcing the June 2010 AOACT meeting with Joanne Hebert from Lowes, Gloria Godoy from the Godoy Insurance Agency, and Sherwin Williams. This event will take place on Tuesday, June 8 from 6:45 to 9:00 pm, at the Comfort Inn in Meriden, CT. This event is free for AOACT and CTREIA members, and $30 for guests.

May 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama). Fairfield County Real Estate Investors Association (FCREIA) Meeting. (in association with the Bridgeport Downtown Task Force). Bridgeport’s New Development Toolbox: Opportunities for Development with Bridgeport’s New Master Plan and Zoning Regulations

West Hartford, CT - May 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CTREIA, in association with the Fairfield County Real Estate Investors Association, or FCREIA, is announcing a new FCREIA meeting. The event will take place in conjunction with the Bridgeport New Development Toolbox seminar, presented by the Bridgeport Downtown Task Force. This seminar is on Thursday, May 27, from 8:00AM to 11:00AM, at the Golden Hill Methodist Church on 210 Elm Street in Bridgeport, CT. Admission to this event is $20. All proceeds, minus expenses, will be donated to the church

May 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The City of Hartford will conduct a live public auction to sell city-owned properties on Thursday, May 27th at 6:30 PM. The auction will be held in the Atrium at City Hall, 550 Main Street, in Downtown Hartford. Bidder registration will begin at 5:30 PM. The auction is open to the public, and there is no cost to register as a bidder

Cromwell , CT - May 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, is announcing an all day seminar with Than Merrill and Patrick Precourt. The event will take place on Saturday May 22nd, from 9:00am to 5:00pm, at the Courtyard by Marriott on 4 Sabethe Drive in Cromwell, CT. This event is $29 for CT REIA members, and $39 for non-members.

WALLINGFORD, CO - May 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- As a result of March’s severe storms and flooding, help is available to support the state of Connecticut and its homeowners and low-income renters, according to U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) officials.

Washington, DC - May 13, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) announced today the award of a $720,000 grant to the Housing Authority of the City of New Haven to help public housing residents become more financially self-sufficient. The funds are part of almost $28 million awarded nationwide by the Department of Housing and Urban Development as part of the Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency (ROSS) program.

West Hartford, CT - May 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, in association with Patrick Precourt, is announcing the CT REIA May 2010 monthly Connecticut real estate investors meeting. This event will take place on Monday, May 17th, from 5:30pm to 9:00pm, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on 100 Berlin Road in Cromwell, CT. This event is free for CT REIA members, and $30 for non-members.

Meriden, CT - May 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama). Deal or No Deals Workshop (Free, Members Only event). Wed, May 26. 6:30 - 9:00pm. Comfort Inn. 900 East Main St. Meriden, CT. 06450

EUGENE, OR - May 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. happily welcomes the addition of IDX Broker to Mary LeBlanc Realty's very own Mary LeBlanc of Torrington, Connecticut's website. LeBlanc, with the use of this modernized and enhanced IDX service, is now able to easily and quickly provide property listing information to prospective home buyers, without the previously required time and investment. This custom IDX solution takes care of pulling the raw listing data from her local Multiple Listing Service (MLS), the Connecticut Statewide MLS (CTStatewide), and prominently displays the listing information in a user-friendly and easy-to-navigate format on LeBlanc's site, for home seekers to pursue.

Cromwell, CT - May 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- CT REIA, Than Merrill, and Patrick Precourt presents: Wholesale and Pre-Foreclosures (1 day, 2 great speakers) May 22nd. 9:00am – 5:00 pm. Marriott Hotel. 4 Sebethe Drive. Cromwell, CT $29 for CTREIA Members, $39 for Guests

Cromwell, CT - May 6, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- CT REIA and Patrick Precourt presents: How To Be Competitive in the Short Sale Market. Investors across the nation. Patrick opened North Shore Enterprises, a professional real estate investment company specializing in pre-foreclosure and short sales, in the beginning of 2000. Since then his team has completed well over 680 short sales and will pass the 700 mark by summer 10’. Patrick runs an extremely successful mentorship program with over 500 elite students across the country. He also owns one of the top Online Real Estate Management Systems and CRM’s (Customer Relationship Management Systems) in the country. He’s also a contributing author to the best selling series “Wake up… live the life you love: The power of team”.

May 6, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The state Senate today took final action on legislation to extend the state’s highly successful foreclosure mediation program for an additional two years, a move shepherded by Banks Committee co-chair Senator Bob Duff (D-Norwalk)

West Hartford, CT - May 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, in association with Than Merrill, is announcing a free webinar with Than Merrill of A&E’s “Flip This House”. This event will take place on Tuesday, May 11th, from 8:00pm to 9:00pm Eastern Standard Time. This event is free for CT REIA members and all guests