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Agent Thrives on Community Involvement
The Daily New Canaan
by Fenella Pearson (email) 1 hour 1 sec ago Deb Alderson, a Realtor with Westport's Coldwell Banker office, president of the southern Fairfield County chapter of the Women's Council of Realtors and president-elect of its Connecticut State chapter, ...

2011 CT Real Estate Drop the Worst on Record
Patch.com
By Chris Dehnel Home sales in Connecticut dropped 13 percent in 2011, making it the worst on record, according to The Warren Group, the pre-eminent compiler of real estate statistics in New England. Boston-based Warren began tracking real estate data ...

Prudential Realty event raises money for kids cancer group
NCAdvertiser.com (blog)
... office of Prudential Connecticut (CT) Realty recently held a continuing education course at the New Canaan Historical Society, to benefit the Sunshine Kids organization. The course was taught by Kara and Joe DeLaurentis of Tiger Real Estate School, ...

Man fears he held gun used in slaying
The News Journal
Westport, Conn., police issued this poster after the slaying of a jeweler and the theft of $300000 in diamonds. When aspiring real estate whiz Andy Levene decided to move from Delaware's Chateau Country to Spain this fall, he asked a friend to hold his ...

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State hires CBRE to aid in office hunt
Hartford Business
By Greg Bordonaro The state of Connecticut has hired powerhouse real estate brokerage firm CBRE-New England to assist its efforts in purchasing a large office building as part of a new long-term strategy to consolidate its leased space holdings into ...

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CT REIA Announces February 2012 Real Estate Investing Workshop with Business ...
PR.com (press release)
On February 11, 2012, the Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association (CT REIA) will be hosting an all-day Saturday real estate investing workshop with business coach Paul Finck in Cromwell, CT. Meriden, CT, February 04, 2012 --(PR.com)-- The

Real Estate is Looking Up in Fairfield County
The Daily Darien
by Alissa Smith 13 hours ago Prudential real estate agents in Fairfield County say the market for new home construction is good and that open houses are well attended. FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Real estate markets are expected to be stronger this year ...

CT REIA Announces February 2012 Real Estate Investing Workshop With Business ...
RealEstateRama (press release)
by CT REIA West Hartford, CT – February 2, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, in association with Paul Finck is announcing a weekend workshop for real estate investors. This event will

CT REIA Announces February 2012 All-Day Workshop with Bank-Owned Foreclosure ...
PR.com (press release)
On February 4, 2012, the Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association (CT REIA) will be hosting a special all-day Saturday workshop with Andy Heller in Cromwell, CT. Attendees will learn about bank-owned foreclosures and lease options.

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CT REIA Announces February 2012 All-Day Workshop With Bank-Owned Foreclosure ...
RealEstateRama (press release)
by CT REIA West Hartford, CT – January 30, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, in association with Andy Heller is announcing a weekend workshop for real estate investors on bank-owned

Hedge fund raises rise
Westfair Online
s move was disclosed by Newmark Knight Frank, a commercial real estate brokerage with a Greenwich office. Muehlstein has had its local office at 800 Connecticut Ave. in Norwalk. Allergy Control Products is being acquired by Royal Heritage Home LLC, ...

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Digital Video Service Welcomes Home Buyers
The Daily Fairfield
... than 1000 real estate professionals of William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty and partner firms Julia B. Fee Sotheby's International Realty and Litchfield Hills Sotheby's International Realty, which serve residential markets of Connecticut and ...

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Cromwell, CT Real Estate: Find Your Style At Cromwell Woods
Hartford Courant
In late August, Cromwell hosts the Riverport Festival along the scenic Connecticut River. Every summer, golfing pros from around the world descend for the Travelers Championship, a significant event on the PGA Tour played on the distinctive fairways ...

Norwalk building sold at 1991 price of $11 million
Ct Post
In their first Connecticut acquisition, real estate investment groups Blackpoint Partners of New York and Paramus, NJ-based KABR bought a Norwalk office building in a foreclosure for $11 million -- more than 58 percent lower than the last time the ...

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CT real estate market slumped most in region last year
Norwich Bulletin
“Out of the six New England states, Connecticut's real estate market experienced the most difficult set back in 2011,” RE/MAX said its 2012 Housing Market Outlook and Forecast issued Wednesday. Lack of job creation continues to hurt the real estate ...
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CT REIA Announces January 2012 Real Estate Mastermind Group and Connecticut ...
PR.com (press release)
On January 25, 2012, the Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association (CT REIA) will be hosting its quarterly Real Estate Mastermind Group and Apartment Owners Association of Connecticut meeting. Attendees will receive valuable landlord training.

NCCC in Winsted offering real estate salesperson training course
Torrington Register Citizen
Those individuals who are interested in applying to take the Connecticut real Estate Salesperson exam must attend class for at least 63 hours and pas this course with a score of 70 or higher. For a summary of the Connecticut real Estate licensing ...

Optimum Hotel Brokerage Sells Spencer Suite
Hotel News Resource
Joseph R. McCann, Optimum's president, was the exclusive hotel broker and Licensed Connecticut Real Estate Broker representing the seller, a national bank located in California. The buyer was a local owner/operator. “The 104-unit extended-stay property ...

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CT REIA Announces January 2012 Real Estate Mastermind Group and Connecticut ...
SBWire (press release)
On January 25, 2012, the Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association (CT REIA) will be hosting its quarterly Real Estate Mastermind Group and Apartment Owners Association of Connecticut meeting. Attendees will receive valuable landlord training.

Luxury real estate execs share insights on unique clientele
Inman.com
Diane Ramirez, president of Halstead Property -- a firm with 21 offices and about 950 agents that operates in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey -- said luxury buyers are approaching the firm with properties they already have in mind. ...

Conn. loses energy complaint despite paying lawyers $4.6 million, begins ...
Watchdog
In all, Connecticut paid for the equivalent of one person working full time for six-and-a-half years on the case at an average cost of $336 per hour. Connecticut argued the three companies – Brookfield Energy Marketing Inc., Constellation Energy ...

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Regis sells Greenwich home
Ct Post
Regis Philbin and his wife, Joy, are making another attempt to sell their house on Meeting House Road in Greenwich, Conn. The couple listed the house for $3.8 million with Sotheby's Real Estate Agency. Regis Philbin and his wife, Joy, sold their house ...
Regis Philbin Sells Connecticut Home for $3 MillionWall

CT REIA Announces January 2012 Meeting of the Connecticut Women Real Estate ...
PR.com (press release)
On January 23, 2012, the Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association (CT REIA) will be hosting its quarterly Women Real Estate Investors Association meeting. Attendees will network with other investors in Connecticut. West Hartford, CT, January

CT REIA Announces January 2012 Meeting Of The Connecticut Women Real Estate ...
PR Urgent (press release)
On January 23, 2012, the Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association (CT REIA) will be hosting its quarterly Women Real Estate Investors Association meeting. Attendees will network with other investors in Connecticut. The Connecticut Real

Eastern CT single-family homes sales fell 12.1% in 2011
Norwich Bulletin
By JAMES MOSHER Sales and prices in the largest portion of Eastern Connecticut's real estate market fell during 2011 amid a weak job market and tepid consumer confidence. Yet mild weather may help a recovery in the first quarter of the new year, ...
Local real estate sales

Western States Working Through Foreclosure Backlog Quicker than Eastern
Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter
Do you think that the foreclosure process takes too long? Not long enough? How can lenders best handle this issue to keep homeowners in their homes and heal the housing market? Thank you for reading the Bryan Ellis Real Estate Letter!

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SAIC, Enova Energy Group, The Carlyle Group Launch $225 Million Plainfield ...
Sacramento Bee
The PRE project is owned by a subsidiary of Enova Energy Group and located on a 27-acre site in Plainfield, Connecticut. The plant will employ Best Available Control Technology (BACT) to control emissions and is fully certified as a renewable

Flagstar Bank Takes Three Floors at Troy Officentre
GlobeSt.com
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State looking to buy office space
Hartford Business
By Greg Bordonaro Hartford's rock bottom commercial real estate market is attracting investors looking for a sweet deal on office buildings. Among the interested shoppers is the state of Connecticut. While many state and local governments have ...

Recent Real Estate Sales Reported
Patch.com
By Carrie Jacobson From Erick L. Walters, of 2 John Ave., Quaker Hill, to Jacobowitz Mobile Home Parks, Inc., PO Box 253, Oakdale, real estate at 37C Lathrop Road, Montville, for $20000, on Dec. 15. From Jane E. Markovitz, 157 Connecticut Blvd., ...

NBC Sports in 'an acquisitive mode'
Westfair Online
From left: Steven Wise, owner of Steven Wise Associates, Clayton Fowler, chairman and CEO of Spinnaker Real Estate Partners and Kevin Segalla, president of the Connecticut Film Center. Credit: Ryan Doran With the puck dropping Jan. ...

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CT REIA Announces January 2012 Seminar for Real Estate Investors with Wealth ...
PR.com (press release)
On January 16, 2012, the Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association (CT REIA) will be hosting its monthly meeting with Andy Heller in Cromwell, CT. Attendees will learn about wealth-building strategies for real estate investors. ...
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Melanie Healey and IDX, Inc. display thousands of Stamford, Connecticut area ...
RealEstateRama (press release)
Melanie Healey is a real estate broker with NewBridge International Realty Group LLC of Stamford, Connecticut. Based in Eugene, Oregon, IDX Inc. is nationally known as a leading provider of real estate search applications. IDX, Inc.

Washington Trust Provides $8 Million in Financing for Connecticut Hotel
MarketWatch (press release)
WESTERLY, RI, Jan 04, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Washington Trust's Commercial Real Estate Group recently provided an $8000000 commercial mortgage to an affiliate of MCRS Milford Development, LLC for the financing of the Hilton Garden Inn,

CT REIA Announces January 2012 Seminar for Real Estate Investors With Wealth ...
SBWire (press release)
On January 16, 2012, the Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association (CT REIA) will be hosting its monthly meeting with Andy Heller in Cromwell, CT. Attendees will learn about wealth-building strategies for real estate investors. ...
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More municipal records put online
Ct Post
... that Cott Systems maintains databases for, including 19 towns in Connecticut. The municipal clerks in Milford and Bethel agreed Friday that it is title searchers working for banks and real estate agencies that are the main users of the new system. ...

Equity One and New York Common Retirement Fund Acquire Old Connecticut Path ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The Fund has a diversified portfolio of public and private equities, fixed income, real estate and alternative instruments. Certain matters discussed by Equity One in this press release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning

Roberts Realty Investors, Inc. Announces New Director
MarketWatch (press release)
He began his career in commercial mortgage lending at Connecticut General Life Insurance Company and later became Vice President and head of real estate for Arvida Corporation, one of Florida's largest land owner/developers. ...

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West Hartford, CT Real Estate: A Rare Vintage 821 Prospect Avenue
Hartford Courant
For more information on purchasing 821 Prospect Avenue or renting the apartment, call Jacqueline Allingham at Prudential Connecticut Realty, 860-561-8088 office, 860-983-5241 cell. Tony Bacewicz is a free-lance writer based in Old Saybrook.

Norwich Accountant Faces Prison In Fraud Case [The Hartford Courant, Conn.]
Insurance News Net (press release)
... said David B. Fein , US Attorney for the District of Connecticut . He controlled and was responsible for managing the assets of the trusts, including the real estate holdings owned by the trusts, Fein said in a release. As

Waterbury is Connecticut's Most Affordable Town
Benzinga (press release)
“There's the Middlebury, CT real estate market, for one, which mostly features comfortable single-family homes in a more small-town setting.” Calabrese and her team at Realty Executives ICON also specialize in Naugatuck homes for sale, ...

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Community Foundation of Northwest Connecticut receives $30 million endowment ...
Torrington Register Citizen
Jim's civilian life was marked by successful careers in insurance and real estate. He also formed a partnership that ultimately owned and operated 23 FM radio stations across the country. In 1976, Jim and Shirley retired to their summer

Zellweger lists Connecticut farmhouse for sale
Kennebec Journal
Renee Zellweger chose Connecticut for a vacation spot, picking up a pastoral estate in November 2004 for $1.32 million. The blonde starlet recently listed the home for sale on the Pomfret Center real estate market for $1.5 million. ...

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Stable Housing Seen in Home Depot-Lowe's
Bloomberg
Residential real-estate prices still are struggling, as the S&P/Case-Shiller index of property values in 20 cities fell 3.6 percent in September from the same month a year ago, the group said yesterday. While this was the smallest decrease since ...

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New London Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Operating Extensive ...
Insurance News Net (press release)
According to court documents and statements made in court, between February 2007 and April 2010 , BABAR and others engaged in a scheme to obtain millions of dollars in residential real estate loans, including loans insured by the

Dismal bonuses expected for Wall Streeters
Ct Post
But Johnson said there's another reason conspicuous spending might be off in the next couple of years that could impact Connecticut's real estate market in particular. "Connecticut is the epicenter of McMansions on steroids," he said. ...

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Wealthy trio says they are real winners of Connecticut Powerball
New York Daily News
Gladstone, a real estate agent who has been friends with Lacoff for more than 30 years and leased the office space used by the Belpointe Asset Management moneymen, said he spoke again to his pal early Tuesday. Gladstone said he was told the trio