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DeLauro Urges State to Provide Immediate Relief for CT Homeowners
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 4, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today urged the Connecticut Interagency Hazard Mitigation Committee to reconsider their decision not to award any Hazard Mitigation grant funds to Connecticut r...
Esty, Connecticut Delegation Announce $9.8 million in Home Heating Relief
Hartford, CT - February 3, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the Connecticut Congressional Delegation announced $9,828,252 for Connecticut’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) re...
Delaney, Carney, and Himes Announce Housing Finance Reform Proposal, Plan to Introduce Legislation this...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Representatives John K. Delaney (MD-6), John Carney (DE-AL), and Jim Himes (CT-4) today outlined a housing finance reform proposal that uses private sector market forces to appropriately price ...
Himes Announces $138,000 for Greenwich, Norwalk Housing Authorities
WASHINGTON, DC - January 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) announced today $69,000 each – a total of $138,000 – in federal grants for the Housing Authorities of Greenwich and Norwalk. The funding, which was awarded by the ...
People’s United Community Foundation Awards $10,000 to Housing Development Fund
Bridgeport, CT - December 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- This December, People’s United Community Foundation, the philanthropic arm of People’s United Bank, announced that it has awarded a $10,000 grant to Housing Development Fund in Stamford.
AG Jepsen: Connecticut Joins in $2.1B State-Federal Settlement with Mortgage Servicer Ocwen
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ocwen Financial Corporation and its subsidiary, Ocwen Loan Servicing, have agreed to a $2.1 billion joint state-federal settlement with Attorney General George Jepsen, 48 additional states and ...
Attorney General Urges Congress to Again Extend Tax Relief for Distressed Homeowners
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General George Jepsen is once again leading a national effort by state attorneys general who are urging Congress to extend tax relief for consumers who have mortgage debt canceled or f...
Gerratana: State Investment Bringing Major Improvements to Affordable Housing to New Britain
WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator Terry Gerratana joined Governor Dannel P. Malloy in announcing a predevelopment grant for Security Manor in New Britain. Security Manor is one of seven affordable housing facilities tha...
Himes, Blumenthal, Murphy Announce $137,000 in Grants to Help Homeless Veterans
Washington, DC - November 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) Chris Murphy (D-CT), and U.S. Representative Jim Himes (D-CT-4) announced that Applied Behavioral Rehabilitation Institute (ABRI) in Bridgeport secu...
DeLauro Announces 23 CT Veterans Will Stay In Their Retirement Homes
NEW HAVEN, CT - November 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) announced today US Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki is allowing 23 Connecticut veterans to stay in their current retirement homes through next September. ...
Department of Consumer Protection Revokes Home Improvement Registration of Lysco Contracting, Inc.
HARTFORD, - November 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Consumer Protection has revoked the home improvement contractor registration of Lysco Contracting, Inc, of 70 East Jefryn Boulevard, Deer Park, NY for violations of the Home Improvem...
CT Congressional Delegation Applauds $75 Million In Home Heating Assistance For State
Washington, DC - November 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Connecticut Congressional Delegation today issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released $2.9 billion nationally in Low-Income Heating As...
DeLauro Announces Release of Home Heating Assistance Funds
NEW HAVEN, CT - November 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today announced Connecticut is receiving $67.584 million from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). LIHEAP helps low income households pay their ...
Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association (CT REIA) Announces Fall 2013 Real Estate Investment Coaching...
West Hartford, CT - October 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, is announcing the start of its Fall 2013 Fast Track Team Coaching Program for buying, negotiating, holding and selling real estate...
CT House Members Urge VA Secretary to Allow 23 CT Veterans Choice to Stay...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Connecticut’s delegation to the House of Representatives today urged Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Eric Shinseki to allow 23 Connecticut veterans at risk of losing their places in three reti...
State Sanctions Branford Mobile Home Park for Unsafe, Unhealthy Living Conditions
HARTFORD, - October 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein has issued a legal decision and order against Shoreline Trailer Court, LLC of Branford for violations of laws pertaining to mobile m...
Blumenthal, Murphy Urge VA Secretary To Rescind Order Kicking 23 Ct Veterans Out Of...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Eric Shinseki, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) today urged the agency to allow 23 Connecti...
Gov. Malloy, AG Jepsen and Banking Commissioner Announce Upcoming Mortgage Assistance Event
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Connecticut’s distressed homeowners have another opportunity to explore loan modification and foreclosure prevention options with their lenders at a day-long, state-sponsored forum on Tuesday,...
AG Jepsen, DCP Advise Customers of Meriden Heating Oil Company to Seek Alternate Supplier
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Meriden-based Ace Oil Co. has closed its doors, and customers should seek an alternate home heating oil supplier for future deliveries, Attorney General George Jepsen and Department of Consumer P...
AG Jepsen: Banks Face Four New Performance Tests under National Mortgage Settlement
WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The five mortgage servicers included in the National Mortgage Settlement must better address loan modifications, single points of contact with borrowers and billing statement accuracy under four ...
Esty Urges House Hearing on Ways to Improve Rail Safety and Reliability
WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) wrote to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials today to urge that the subcommittee hold...
DeLauro, Esty Announce $2.84 Million in Federal Housing Grants for Waterbury
WASHINGTON, DC - September 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Connecticut Representatives Rosa DeLauro and Elizabeth Esty announced today that the City of Waterbury has been awarded $2,843,381 in federal grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Deve...
Request for Qualifications – Small Multifamily Lending Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority is seeking qualified CDFIs to combine CHFA loan funds with their own loan products for financing small multifamily housing developments. Properties f...
CT IS ONE OF THE 10 BEST STATES FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS
ROCKY HILL, CT - September 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Connecticut is among the 10 best states for first-time homebuyers, according to HSH.com, the nation's largest publisher of mortgage and consumer loan information. The 10 Best article was publish...
Gov. Malloy: State Selects Two Large-Scale Clean Energy Projects Furthering Connecticut’s Commitment to...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that Connecticut is taking another step forward toward achieving a cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable energy future for residents and businesses with...
On 5th Anniv. of Economic Collapse, Himes Urges Quick Implementation of Dodd-Frank, Action on...
WASHINGTON, DC - September 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jim Himes released the following statement regarding the fifth anniversary of the American financial collapse:
Unexpected Contractors at Your Door? “No Thanks” is Best Answer
HARTFORD, - September 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeowners should be on the lookout for scammers that will use the fine fall weather as an opportunity to make a quick buck on paving, chimney repair, driveway sealing and other scams that can be easi...
Regulators Approve Connecticut Water Settlement; $10 Million Tax Refund Will Reduce Rates Charged to...
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, ...
Attorney General: 6,300 Homeowners Helped By National Mortgage Foreclosure Settlement
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 provi...
NORWICH TOWN COUNCIL APPROVES TOWN PARTICIPATION IN CHFA POLICE HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM
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 mo...