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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...
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.
