Yearly Archives: 2013

ROCKY HILL, CT - June 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- June is National Homeownership Month and while home prices are at historic lows, many first-time buyers struggle to save enough money for an initial down payment, which continues to be the biggest barrier to homeownership

HARTFORD, CT - June 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Dannel P. Malloy today at a bill signing ceremony in Hartford highlighted significant investments the state will be making to its availability of affordable housing under a legislative package approved by the Connecticut General Assembly during the recently adjourned legislative session. Over the past three years, the state has made significantly more investments in housing than it has in decades, an area that the Governor noted is critical to the state’s overall economic development needs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) - June 15, 2013. 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Courtyard Marriott 4 Sabethe Drive, Cromwell, CT This is Just Some of What We'll Cover In Our Day Together..

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz said today that refunds have been ordered to tenants of a New Haven apartment building who had been billed for heating and cooling costs through a system that represented illegal sub-metering of electricity.

ROCKY HILL, CT - June 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- June is National Homeownership Month and while families today face numerous challenges when it comes to obtaining their first home, a recent survey conducted for the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority by The Center for Research & Public Policy (CRPP), found than an estimated TWO-THIRDS of Connecticut renters say they are very or somewhat interested in owning their own home.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ELIZABETH JO GUTIERREZ, 47, of Ridgefield, pleaded guilty today before United States Magistrate Judge Donna F. Martinez in Hartford to embezzling $30,000 from the Fairfield Housing Authority

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General George Jepsen said today that as a result of the national mortgage foreclosure servicing settlement, nearly $7 million is being distributed in Connecticut to approximately 5,000 Connecticut borrowers who lost their homes to foreclosure.

NEW HAVEN, CT - May 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) applauded the West Haven Housing Authority today for receiving a $117,274 federal grant to alleviate veteran homelessness. That money means 15 vouchers will be available to get veterans off the streets or out of shelters and into a permanent home.

WASHINGTON, DC - May 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Joe Courtney and New London Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio today announced more than $2 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to combat lead paint and other home health hazards in New London. In all, the City of Norwich was awarded $1,829,956 in Lead Based Paint Hazard Control grant program funding and $191,000 in healthy homes supplemental funding. With the funding, the city will address lead hazards in 85 housing units providing safer homes for low and very low-income families with children. The city will also perform healthy homes assessments in 60 units.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) announced today two grants totaling $2,499,960 to the City of Bridgeport to remove lead-based paint and other hazards from 110 housing units. The funding, which includes $2,299,960 from the Lead Based Paint Hazard Control Grant program and $200,000 from the Healthy Homes Initiative, will be used to provide safer and healthier living environments for low- and very low-income families with children

EUGENE, OR - May 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce the network of real estate agents and brokers who have chosen to upgrade their professional websites is growing yet again, with the addition of an IDX solution to the website of Fred Allyn III. Gales Ferry, Connecticut properties are now displayed with ease on the IDX-enabled website Allyn hosts. His membership with the Connecticut Statewide MLS (CTStatewide) further simplifies the online real estate search for home seekers by extracting raw listing data and integrating it onto the page Allyn hosts. Now, potential buyers can search for their dream Gales Ferry home on one concise and convenient real estate website, thanks to Allyn and IDX Broker software.

West Hartford, CT - May 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, in association with Reggie Brooks, Al Lowry, and Bill Gatten is announcing the Millionaire Summit for real estate investors on June 1-2, 2013. This meeting will take place from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm at the Four Points Sheraton, located at 275 Research Parkway in Meriden, CT

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General George Jepsen said Connecticut’s distressed homeowners continue to benefit from first-lien principal reductions and other mortgage relief programs resulting from the $25 billion national mortgage foreclosure settlement announced last year

EUGENE, OR - May 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Lonnie Shapiro and Coldwell-Banker Residential Brokerage to the growing network of real estate agents and brokers who have chosen to revolutionize their professional websites with the innovative IDX Broker software. As a member of Consolidated MLS (CMLS), Shapiro has long had the ability to scan CMLS listings. Now, her clients have the same level of accessibility, thanks to her custom IDX solution. Finding the perfect Ridgefield, Connecticut property online has never been easier

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- At a Special Board meeting held on May 6, 2013, the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority Board of Directors approved the draft 2013 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) and Procedures for public comment.