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2009
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I am fairly new to USDA Loans, because in the past they were limited in where they could be done here in Middlesex County, Connecticut, where I do about 90% of my business. However, this loan program is now available in all of Middlesex County except Middletown, and Cromwell. In fact this Loan Pr...
03/31/2009
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The Middlesex Chamber of Commerce will be conducting a workshop on Social Networking on Wednesday April 22nd from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. The workshop will actually be conducted by an ActiveRain member in Middlesex County, Connecticut, Diana Bartolatta. This was actually discussed at our monthly Middl...
03/29/2009
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I had planned on blogging about something else today, but after a Pre-Approval that I did this morning, I decided that I would blog about that instead, because the results just floored me. Over at least the last six months I have not been able to get an Approved/Eligible though DU (Direct Underwr...
03/28/2009
When we hear someone say CHFA here in Connecticut, we automatically think Mortgage Program for First First Homebuyers. But mortgages for First Time Homebuyers are not the only programs that CHFA provides. One of those programs that is provided by CHFA that is not well know is “The ...
03/27/2009
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On Wednesday April 1st Realtors as well as other Real Estate professionals will be gathering at the State Capital in Hartford for the 25th Realtor Day At The Capitol. This event has always been well attended in the past, and it is an opportunity for Realtors from all over the state to raise their...
03/26/2009
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It has been a little over three years since FHA made changes to their appraisal process. It is hard to believe that it has been that long, but it is even harder to believe how many people in this Industry are still not aware of those changes. In January of 2006 FHA finally listened, and made majo...
03/25/2009
Sally Cheeseman's latest contest for the "POSITIVE ATTITUDE for the Weary Soul" Group, "Spring Cleaning & Fresh Ideas For Changing Times"! got me to do some spring cleaning in coming up with Spring Fresh Ideas by evaluating how I do business. Everyone in sales is always looking for a new idea, ma...
03/24/2009
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A regular part of my weekly routine is to stop by Open Houses on Sunday, on my way home from Church. Saturday evening I plan what Open Houses I will stop at, usually three, and the best route to take. I have been doing this every week since I became a Loan Officer, and it has not only been a gre...
03/23/2009
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Connecticut is an Attorney State, which means that Attorneys are the ones that conduct Residential Real Estate Closings. This also means that Attorneys besides preparing the Closing Paperwork are the ones that do the Title Search, take out the Title Policy, and prepare the HUD-1. Here in Middles...
03/22/2009
The Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce will be holding their 25th Annual Business After Hours Taste of Downtown & Auction, on Tuesday, March 24 2009, 5:00pm - 8:00pm at the Sons of Italy Hall in Middletown. This is a great event to not only help to raise money for the community by bidding on i...
03/21/2009
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