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2011
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Don’t Miss The Connecticut Association of Mortgage Brokers (CTAMB) Oktoberfest Coaching & Cocktails! COACHING! Dan Ervin, a nationally recognized speaker, will be at this Coaching & Cocktails event. He will share a few quick, key ideas of how to cash in on the aspects of your business that ar...
10/19/2011
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Despite the current market condition and more and more guideline program changes making it more difficult for Borrowers to qualify for a Mortgage, a recent survey of top Mortgage Originators, showed that they have continued to grow their business. The survey polled 80 of the top Mortgage Origina...
10/18/2011
Life tends to be full of surprises, and last week’s Jobs Report contained a few. The Jobs Report contained both good and bad news depending on the view point of the reader. It was good that it showed better numbers than expected, but bad if your sight was set on the Mortgage Interest Rates Even...
10/17/2011
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In a Press Release by U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer on October 11th, Senator Boxer along with 15 other Senators called for “Administrative Action to Help Homeowners Refinance ……. for Responsible Borrowers”. The key words to me are “Responsible Borrowers”, which I am all for helping, but it needs ...
10/16/2011
This is truly unbelievable for this hotel to take this kind of action. I am re-blogging this in hopes that it helps to further get the word about this. I hope people let them know what they think about what they did, by not staying at the hotel and letting them know why. I am sure that they wi...
10/15/2011
Realtors in Connecticut who are still in need of Continuing Education Class, the Middlesex Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the following: Code of Ethics Continuing Education Class Date: 10/25/2011 Time: 9:00 AM TO 12:00 PM Middlesex County Chamber Of Commerce 393 Main Street Middletown, CT 0645...
10/15/2011
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A major concern with Condo's these days is that many Condo Complexes are no longer on the FHA Approved Condo List, because they did not re-certify with FHA before their approval expired. As a result Condo owners are finding it difficult to sell their Condos, and Buyers are finding it very diffic...
10/14/2011
This is a reminder that the Middlesex Chamber Of Commerce Executive Evening at the Business to Business Expo is on Friday October 28. That is only a couple of weeks away, so make sure that you register for this event. This year besides the opportunity to network in the evening, and checkout ...
10/12/2011
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Back on August 27, I wrote a post about a "Special Closing" that I had. It was special because of the Borrower and her family situation. It was not an easy loan, in fact it is one of the loans that I have worked the hardest on in order to get it approved. There was not only a lot of work done b...
10/11/2011
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Some Times The Stars Just Line Up Correctly, and a Borrower gets the deal of a life time. That was the case this past Saturday for one of my Borrowers. This Borrower was divorced, and had three dependent children that he pays his ex-wife child support for, 900+ per month. He has a good job, b...
10/10/2011
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