Connecticut Realtor
FRB: Beige Book - New York
Residential real estate markets have shown mostly weaker signs since the last report. New York City's co-op and condo market has shown further signs of slowing in the fourth quarter. A major Manhattan realtor reports that sales volume in recent weeks was down moderately from a year earlier and estimates that selling prices on these mostly high-end properties have slipped 10 percent to 15 percent from their peak levels last spring. This contact also notes that there are more properties on the market than a year earlier, particularly at the high end, and that buyers respond to price reductions. A leading residential appraisal firm also reports some slowing in the New York City market in the fourth quarter, but notes an uptick in transactions in December, with prices flat to rising at the lower end of the market but flat to declining at the upper end. ... [Read More]
Connecticut State Senator Bob Duff
Bob also worked for the Norwalk Public Schools as a long-term substitute teacher from 1993 to 1995. Currently, he is a real estate professional with William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty in the Norwalk office. Bob has worked as a Realtor with the firm for ten years. ... Throughout his legislative career, Bob has been honored by numerous civic organizations in the community. The Save Cranbury Association, The Colonial Village Resident Council, The Connecticut Association of Realtors, the American Lung Association, the American Legion, Post 67 in Norwalk, the Woodlands Coalition, UConn Advocates and the American Heart Association have all applauded the work that Senator Duff has accomplished in his career in the legislature. In 2003, the YMCA of Connecticut named him as the Legislator of the Year, and in 2005, Sen. Duff was awarded the Legislator of the Year Award by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Connecticut Chapter. ... [Read More]
State Representative John Geragosian
Geragosian has spent his professional life as a Realtor in the greater New Britain area. He has been in the real estate business since 1984. He is a graduate of the University of Connecticut with a B.A. in Political Science. ... [Read More]
CHAPTER 134* CONNECTICUT HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY ACT
(a) An advisory panel shall be established to perform the functions described in subsection (b) of this section consisting of eight members to be selected as follows: Two members shall be appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be an executive director of a nonprofit corporation which provides housing in this state and one of whom shall be a realtor; four members shall be appointed by the cochairpersons of the select committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to housing, two of whom may be the cochairpersons of said committee and two of whom may be members of the General Assembly and two members shall be appointed by the ranking member of the House of Representatives of the select committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to housing. Each member of the panel shall serve for a term which is coterminous with the term of his appointing authority. A vacancy shall be filled by the original appointing authority for the balance o ... [Read More]
FRB: Beige Book - New York
Manhattan's co-op and condo market has shown further signs of gaining momentum since the last report. A major realtor reports that sales have been brisk across the board in recent weeks, and that the high end of the market appears to be picking up. In contrast, the rental market remains relatively soft, in Manhattan and, especially, across the river along New Jersey's Hudson waterfront. In both areas, vacancy rates have continued to climb as a good deal of new supply has come on the market over the past year. ... [Read More]
FCIC - The Handbook - Trade Associations
National Association of Realtors ... Web site offers property ads, home buying and selling tips, real estate news, information about using a Realtor andmore. NAR will also refer you to your local realty board for assistance in resolving disputes. ... Web site: www.realtor.com ... [Read More]
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