Housing Market Shows Slight Improvements
Friday Dec 4 | via The Hartford Courant
Hartford's housing market, which averted some of the steepest declines of other regions, is showing signs of improvement but the pace of sales in October did not improve nearly as much as in the state as a whole, a new report shows. Comment?
Oct 31, 2009 | via The Hartford Courant
John Geckler of West Hartford was taken aback when he got a letter from his mortgage lender telling him he needed to buy flood insurance because the federal government had updated its maps. Comment?
Statewide Home Sales Fall Slightly In September
Oct 29, 2009 | via The Hartford Courant
Sales of single-family houses in Connecticut lost momentum in September, after two consecutive months of gains - but there were still some hopeful signs in the market, according to a new report Thursday. Comment?
Home Sales Up; Prices Keep Sliding
Oct 2, 2009 | via The Hartford Courant
House sales in Connecticut jumped in August for the second consecutive month, this time by nearly 7 percent compared with a year earlier, as buyers took advantage of lower asking prices and a first-time federal home buyer tax credit. Comment?
Connecticut House Sales Up In July
Aug 27, 2009 | via Hartford Courant
The number of single-family house sales in Connecticut pushed ahead by 4 percent in July compared with a year earlier, the first increase in sales since 2007 and another sign that the housing market here, as nationally, is in the healing phase. Comment?
Connecticut House Sales Jump 11.5% From a 08: Warren...
Monday | via Housing Wire
Single-family house and condo sales in Connecticut rose by double-digit percentages in October from the previous year, according to real estate information provider The Warren Group . Comment?
Eastern Connecticut Association of Realtors installs...
Saturday Nov 28 | via The Day
A Mystic-based real estate professional has been named president of the Eastern Connecticut Association of Realtors. Comment?
Southern Connecticut Gains Foreclosure Assistance Pr...
Friday Nov 27 | via Press Release News From 24-7 Press Release
Fairfield and New Haven Counties are now relishing in the services of American Business Direct as it plans to offer its assistance in informing and avoiding foreclosure HINSDALE, IL, November 27, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- As a state synonymous with wealth, beauty and opulence many people don't realize Connecticut is deep within the throngs of ... Comment?
Dad's disgrace drives son
Tuesday Nov 24 | via Free Republic
It was a matter of time before someone started the time-for-Chris-Dodd-to-retire conversation. Comment?
Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd, a Favorite of...
Monday Nov 23 | via OpenSecrets.org
Note: the following article updates a profile of Dodd that first appeared on Capital Eye in January. Comment?
30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate Increases for First Time...
4 min ago | via RISMedia - Real Estate
RISMEDIA, December 10, 2009a 'The weekly average rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace for 30-year fixed mortgages increased five basis points last week to 4.67%, up from 4.62% the week prior, according to the Zillow Mortgage Rate Monitor, compiled by real estate website Zillow.com. Rates for 15-year fixed mortgages rose one ... Comment?
U.S. Home Value Losses Stabilize in 2009; Homeowners...
5 min ago | via RISMedia - Real Estate
RISMEDIA, December 10, 2009 - U.S. homes lost $489 billion in home values during the first 11 months of 2009, significantly less than the $3.6 trillion lost during 2008, according to analysis of recent Zillow Real Estate Market Reports. Comment?
5 Great Strategies to Keep Your Website in Tip-Top S...
5 min ago | via RISMedia - Real Estate
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3 arrested for Newport Beach home invasion
28 min ago | via Sacramento Bee Newspaper
Three men were under arrest and two other suspects were at large Wednesday after a violent robbery at an Orange County mansion owned by the founder of a collapsed subprime mortgage lender. Comment?
Geithner: bailout program extended to October
9 hrs ago | via Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner announced Wednesday that the administration will extend the government's financial bailout program until next fall. Comment?