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Quiet Corner Towns Awarded Affordable Housing Revitalization Grants
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 Gr...
Himes Announces $300K Grant for The WorkPlace, Inc.
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...
DeLauro Reintroduces Legislation to Protect American Homeowners
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...
Second Grant Deed Scheme Banned from State
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
CT HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY SURVEY SHOWS MAJORITY STRUGGLE WITH SAVING FOR DOWNPAYMENT
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 ba...
GOV. MALLOY: STATE COMMITMENT TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING MOST SIGNIFICANT IN DECADES
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...
AG, OCC Win Refunds for Residents Charged Through Unauthorized Sub-metering of Electricity
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 cool...
RIDGEFIELD WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO EMBEZZLING FROM FAIRFIELD HOUSING AUTHORITY
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 D...
Eligible Connecticut Borrowers Who Lost Homes to Foreclosure To Receive Nearly $7 Million from...
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 Con...
West Haven Housing Authority Receives $117,274 Federal Grant to Address Veteran Homelessness
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 availab...
Courtney, Finizio announce more than $2 million in federal grants to combat lead paint,...
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 a...
Himes Announces $2.5 Million in Grants to Bridgeport for Lead Removal
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...
Connecticut Homeowners Continue To Benefit from National Mortgage Foreclosure Settlement
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 n...
CHFA Invites Public Comment on 2013 Qualified Allocation Plan
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.
Himes, Bridgeport Housing Authority Workers, Tenants Decry Sequester Cuts
BRIDGEPORT, CT - May 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) joined Council 4 AFSCME union members and Bridgeport Housing Authority (BHA) tenants in pointing out the increasing damage of sequestration during a press conference today...
Building plans submitted electronically to receive top priority
LĪHU'E - April 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- County officials are reminding the public that the county’s plans to go paperless with building applications will be moving into the next phase this week
Himes Announces $320,000 in Grants for Local Affordable Housing Organizations
WASHINGTON, DC - April 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) announced two grants today totaling $320,000 for local affordable housing organizations. Neighborworks America, a national, federally-funded affordable housing and commu...
DeLauro Applauds Grant for Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today applauded the news that Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven, Inc. has been awarded a Capital Grant of $100,000 from NeighborWorks® America. The gran...
Williams: State Poised to Invest in Growing Affordable Killingly Senior Housing
HARTFORD, CT - April 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Killingly senior citizens will have additional affordable housing options, Senate President Donald E. Williams, Jr. (D-Brooklyn) reported today on the eve of the State Bond Commissions vote to help fu...
Administrative Order Issued for Cleanup of English Station Site in New Haven
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and Attorney General George Jepsen announced today that current and previous owners of the former English Station power plant site...
Attorney General: CL&P Should Be Penalized in Storm Recovery Request for Withholding Critical...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General George Jepsen today filed a petition with the state Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) asking for additional penalties against Connecticut Light and Power (CL&P) in i...
State Officials Announce Upcoming Mortgage Assistance Event
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 9, 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 Wednesday, ...
Help for Homeowners Facing Threat of Foreclosure
Conn. - April 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Casa, Dom, La Maison, Home...Connecticut’s Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (EMAP) may be the key to help you keep it. Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) is accepting applications for the Eme...
Gov Malloy: $7.49 Million in Federal Tax Credits Awarded to Seven Affordable Housing Developments
HARTFORD, CT - April 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) voted to award $7.49 million in nine percent federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs) to seven aff...
Consumer Complaint Resources Available As Required By Lender Processing Services Inc. Settlement
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General George Jepsen is advising consumers that two toll-free numbers are available for questions about faulty mortgage-related documents or field services provided by Lender Processing ...
Checking Out Three of Boston’s Coolest Neighborhoods
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Are you considering moving to Boston? If you are, you’re making the right choice. Beantown is one of the coolest cities in the country, and a lot of people who move here never move away. From ta...
DeLauro Applauds Grant for Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven
WASHINGTON, DC - February 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) today applauded the announcement that Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven, Inc. is being awarded a $92,275 grant from NeighborWorks America. The funds are...
Former Connecticut Resident Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Mortgage Fraud Offenses
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ERIC S. SCHERZ, 44, of Stuart, Florida, formerly of Barkhamsted, Connecticut, was sentenced yesterday...
Attorney General Says Help to State Homeowners Running Ahead of Earlier Mortgage Relief...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General George Jepsen said Connecticut’s distressed homeowners are on track to receive significantly more mortgage relief from the $25 billion national mortgage foreclosure settlemen...
Hiring a Contractor to Clear Snow from the Roof
HARTFORD - February 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Once the storm passes, and depending on the amount of snowfall, many homeowners may want to have snow removed from their roofs. Here are some guidelines to consider when hiring someone to clear snow fr...