Yearly Archives: 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz said rates charged to Connecticut Water Co. customers will be reduced by an estimated 6.4 percent beginning April 1, 2014, because state regulators have approved a negotiated settlement with the utility.

West Hartford, CT - August 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New home construction is struggling to get its footings in Connecticut, but there's a building boom in the making for one kind of housing that you might not expect: Apartments

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General George Jepsen today called the $25 billion mortgage foreclosure settlement with the nation’s five largest mortgage loan servicing companies a “tremendous success” for providing mortgage relief benefits of approximately $450 million to nearly 6,300 Connecticut borrowers

West Hartford, CT - August 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Make new business contacts and enjoy the views of the beautiful and historical Connecticut River. Bring lots of business cards.

ROCKY HILL, CT - August 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Council of the City of Norwich voted to participate in a special Police Homeownership Program offered by the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA). The program will offer a discounted mortgage rate to Norwich police officers who purchase a home in Norwich, as part of a community policing program. Twenty-three towns statewide now participate in the Police Homeownership program, which is open to local police and state police officers who are either first-time homebuyers or have not owned a home in the last three years. CHFA also offers special programs for teachers, which is available to teachers who teach and will live in Norwich, and for military personnel

West Hartford, CT - August 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- This is a follow up to our monthly meeting on August 12th. Be sure to attend whether or not you can attend the monthly meeting. This is a one day intensive training on

We asked Bob to come to our August Monthly Meeting because Bob has identified a totally unique and groundbreaking opportunity for investors to acquire tax sale properties that are cash cows using Bob's unique system!

HARTFORD, CT - August 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senate President Donald E. Williams, Jr. announced today that five towns in the Quiet Corner’s 29th Senate District have been awarded U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Small Cities Grants for affordable and senior housing, economic development and other local revitalization projects

WASHINGTON, DC - July 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD’s approval of the State of Connecticut’s disaster recovery plan to help homeowners and businesses following Hurricane Sandy. Funded through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, Connecticut’s action plan calls for a nearly $72 million investment in a variety of housing, infrastructure and business recovery activities. Read Connecticut’s disaster recovery plan.

West Hartford, CT - July 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Discover the 7C's to Wholesale, Rehab, and Rental Success. Dave Seymour, star of A&E's "Flipping Boston", has designed this one day event ESPECIALLY for CT REIA. During this hi-test turbo-charged day, Dave will share with you the 7 C's to Real Estate Success:

WASHINGTON, DC - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) announced today a $299,670 grant for the WorkPlace, Inc. in Bridgeport. The funding will be used to provide homeless veterans with job training and other support services. This is the ninth consecutive year that the WorkPlace has received this grant

WASHINGTON, DC - June 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) reintroduced the Regulation of Mortgage Servicing Act today, a bill that will establish clear, national standards for mortgage lenders and help struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure

HARTFORD - June 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Continuing its success in pursuing property deed scams in Connecticut, the Department of Consumer Protection this week issued a Consent Order and Order to Cease and Desist to a second property deed scammer

West Hartford, CT - June 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- CT REIA was founded by several women real estate investors who held their first planned meeting over a pizza lunch in West Hartford, CT. Their objective was to simply network with other like-minded investors. On July 21, 2003, at 6 pm, CT REIA was born! 75 people attended the first monthly meeting, 125 attended the 2nd monthly meeting in August and to our amazing surprise the September 15th meeting was greeted by 300 members and guests!

West Hartford, CT - June 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- This house was purchased through direct mailing to non-owner occupied by two women rehabbers. Discover how they created a win-win deal for them and the owner: