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2012
Children with Autism have very specific needs, especially those in their teenage years. Autism impacts each of these kids differently and at different levels. This presents challenges for parents who have a teenage child with Autism. Parents of Autistic teenage children many times need assi...
08/31/2012
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What Is Your Market Plan For The 4th Quarter? Summer is almost over, and Fall is around the corner. That means that the slowest half of the 3rd Quarter is behind us, and the more productive half is just starting. The first half of the 3rd Quarter tends to be slow because of vacations, and gett...
08/30/2012
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This afternoon a small number of us meet at Frank Pepe's Pizza for the ActiveRain Meet-Up Manchester Connecticut. This was the second ActiveRain Meet-Up this week, and not as many showed up as yesterday's Meet-Up at Dagny Eason's in Wilton, but the company was still great. This was the first Me...
08/29/2012
This afternoon several CT, RI, and NY ActiveRain got together at Dagny Eason's beautiful home for the first of two ActiveRain Meet-Up's this week. This was the forth Meet-Up that Dagny has hosted, and it was one of the better ones. In the past we have been inside, but today we got to enjoy he...
08/28/2012
One of the biggest reasons for the tightening and continued Tightening Of Mortgage Underwriting Guidelines By Lenders, is the result of the large number of mortgages that Lenders are being forced to buy back form the three major GSE's Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and FHA. The number of mortgages tha...
08/26/2012
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Kids will be returning back to school in many communities next coming week. This will leave the pre-school age children of the family looking for things to do. So when I saw this sign advertising a Pre-K Literacy Program it got my attention. This is not only a program that will fulfill the ...
08/25/2012
It was reported this week that Mortgage Originations Increased In The 2nd Quarter. That comes as both a surprise and not as a surprise to me. I was not surprised by the news because I have been busy all year, and the number of loans that I have originated so far this year are at about 85% of wha...
08/24/2012
Summer is almost over and many of the camps and Park & Rec programs are coming to an end. That means that parents will be looking for things to do until school starts up again over the next couple of weeks. So let me suggest a great place to take the younger members of the family to, KidCity C...
08/23/2012
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Both of my sons are Eagle Scouts so when I see a local Boy Scout Troop holding an event I try to support it. Yesterday on my through Durham, CT I saw the above sign announcing Boy Scouts Troop 270 Durham Ct Fundraiser this coming weekend, and it quickly caught my eye. The Boy Scouts of Ameri...
08/22/2012
Finally the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed regulation changes that will begin to narrow the gap between Non-Depository Lenders and Depository Lenders. Presently all Mortgage Loan Originators have to obtain a National Mortgage Licensing Systems (NMLS) Number, but ONLY Lo...
08/21/2012
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