A Home sales in Connecticut dropped 13 percent in 2011, making it the worst on record, according to The Warren Group, the preeminent compiler of real estate statistics in New England.
Randall Realtors announced Friday that it has acquired the Guilford-based Page Taft real estate firm, which will extend Randall's reach from Cape Cod into the New Haven area.
Andrea J. Palmucci, 50, of East Haven, was sentenced to two years of probation, the first eight months of which must spend in home confinement for her role in the scheme.
It has been said "A mind is like a parachute. It works best when it's open". That same frame of thinking also applies when researching the market conditions in the areas of which any seller and buyer is looking to sell or buy.
Attorney General George Jepsen told state lawmakers Tuesday that a national settlement for mortgage abuses has established needed reforms, but he asked that they use millions from the deal to help struggling homeowners and not spend the money on unrelated government programs.
Connecticut lawmakers will be briefed on the details of a $25 billion settlement of a multi-state lawsuit against the nation's five largest mortgage servicers.
Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen joined other federal and state officials in Washington for an announcement of a deal with major lenders about foreclosure abuses, Feb.
A A legislative proposal by U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro for protecting homeowners faced with foreclosure might also help the real estate industry and the general economy, according to the Connecticut Association of Realtors.
