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2009
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The effects of slow sales in the last two quarters of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009 are beginning to be felt more and more on recent sales. Despite all of the recent changes by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and PMI Companies, the biggest obstacle that I am having with getting loans approved recen...
05/09/2009
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Everyone who is in a sales related field, has at least one thing in common, and that it that we are always looking for ways to increase our business. We are always looking for new tools, new approaches, different marketing techniques, new advertising opportunities, and I am sure that many of you ...
05/08/2009
This is a great time to purchase a house, the prices and interest rates low and Sellers are motivated to sell. So Buyers whether they are First Time Homebuyers or have bought several homes in the past, need to get Pre-Approved for a loan first to determine what price range they are qualified to ...
05/06/2009
We are right now in what is called a Refinance Market, because of the low interest rates. If you took out a mortgage more than a year ago, the odds are that your interest rate is now about 1% lower than when you took it out. A 1% percent difference in the interest rate is in my opinion when a B...
05/05/2009
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Back in January 2007 I did a series of blogs on First Time Homebuyer Seminars that were very well received, so I thought that it would be useful to make those who were not around back then aware of these blogs. In these blogs I covered everything from advertising them to what material to cover d...
05/04/2009
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****************************************************************************************************************** Info about the author: George Souto is a Loan Officer who can assist you with all your FHA, CHFA, and Conventional mortgage needs in Connecticut. George resides in Middlesex Count...
05/03/2009
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Yesterday I was driving by one of our local Little League Fields, and it brought back some very pleasant old memories. I stopped the car and luckily had my camera with me, so I was able to take the picture below. Both my sons played many games on these two fields, but they did not look this ...
05/02/2009
Many areas of this great county of ours are facing serious employment issues. Here in Connecticut the Insurance Capital of the world, we have been particularly hard hit. Insurance Companies have suffered many losses, and as a result, have had to down size and let many people go. Because of the ...
05/01/2009
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