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2011
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Today is the start of a big series between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. It does not matter what their records are, when these two teams get together it is always a battle. This year however, the two teams have been battling for 1st place all year long, and both teams are pretty safe ...
08/30/2011
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What should be one of the simplest steps in purchasing a house sometimes turns into one of the biggest problems. When I Pre-Qualify someone for a loan, I tell them that they need to start organizing the documents that they will need, especially if they plan on purchasing soon. I then go over th...
08/29/2011
Well it seems that Hurricane Irene has pretty much made its way through Connecticut, leaving behind it a lot of flooding and power outages. I am sure that there will be many businesses that will be shut down tomorrow do the lack of power, and it does not look like power will be restored to many ...
08/28/2011
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I try to give each and every one of my Loans 100% of my attention, but every once in a while a Borrower comes along whose situation is such that I need to go beyond the 100%. This usually happens when it is a Borrower that is of a lower income, and desperately trying to create a better living en...
08/27/2011
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Hurricane Irene is bearing down on the whole East Coast, and everyone is preparing for Irene here in Connecticut. Batteries, water, and food are flying off the shelves very quickly, but there are other items that might not be as obvious that we need to be prepared with as well. The Hurricane Pr...
08/26/2011
Business After Work! Pro Physical Therapy/Orthopedic Associates of Middletown The Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce always puts on great Business After Work Events, and I am sure that this next Business After Work at the Pro Physical Therapy will not disappoint. So mark your calendars and m...
08/25/2011
I don’t know about everyone else, but I am getting tired of everything that is reported these days being negative. So I have been search a little more than usual for positive things to share, especially as it relates to our economy, and the Real Estate market. Today MReport reported on researc...
08/24/2011
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I should come as no surprise, that if Congress does not extend the current FHA Loan Limits by September 30th, that the FHA Loan Limits in the chart below will go into effect. FHA LOAN LIMITS IN CONNECTICUT As I stated this news should not come as a surprise to most people in the Real Estate In...
08/23/2011
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) still has money available for their Connecticut Families Refinance Program, but it is quickly running out. The primary goal of this program is to help families that have found themselves in a financial hardship due to matters that are out of their co...
08/22/2011
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Charles Buell has a contest about our First Memories Of Kindergarten, so I thought I would share mine. As many of you know I was born in the Azores, which is a group of islands in Portugal, and my parents can to the United States when I turned 8 years old. The island that I was born on was call...
08/21/2011