July 31, 2010 | Updated 11:26am



Jul. 30 Issue

Inside CR

McCue Bumps Servicing Book 26 Percent

In one fell swoop, McCue Mortgage Co. added 2,600 loans to the 10,000 it already serviced,...

Appraisers Pleased With New Financial Reform Bill

“Dodd-Frank” may be the filthiest epithet in most financiers’ vocabularies these days, but...

New Consumer Protection Watchdog 
Will Require Some Breaking In

The financial reform bill signed into law by President Obama may look like a giant cornucopia of...

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Housing Scene

Turning To Bankruptcy To Save A Home

By Aglaia Pikounis

Are homeowners who are in foreclosure or at risk of losing their homes increasingly filing for bankruptcy as a last ditch effort to save their homes?

Luxury Home Sales Soaring

By Aglaia Pikounis

Has Connecticut’s luxury home market made a permanent comeback, or is the recent uptick just a temporary blip?


Updated Friday, Jul. 30 @ 11:25am

Current News

Fitness Studio Leases Waterbury Car Showroom

Amazing Dance and Fitness has leased 8,200 square feet at 520 Watertown Ave. in Waterbury.

Financial Firm Moves To Guilford, Landscaper Leases Space In Branford

Joel Galvin of H. Pearce Commercial Real Estate recently negotiated the leasing of 1,500 square feet of office space in Guilford and 1,200 square feet of industrial space in Branford.

People’s United Collecting Donations For Fallen Firefighters’ Families

People's United Bank has established a fund to benefit the families of two Bridgeport firefighters killed in a fire last week.

Sunbeam Leases 50K SF In Middlebury

Sunbeam Partners LLC has leased 50,000 square feet at 199 Park Road Extension in Middlebury.

SI Financial Group Reports Profit

Willimantic's SI Financial Group Inc., owner of Savings Institute Bank and Trust Co., reported a turnaround in its finances, posting a net income of $713,000 for the second quarter, compared to a net loss of $619,000 a year earlier.

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Housing Scene

A regular compendium of arcane data and interesting trends in Connecticut's housing market, powered by The Warren Group databases and compiled by our own Aglaia Pikounis.

Housing Market Upswing

May home and condo sales jumped by double-digit percentanges compared to a year earlier. Listen to The Warren Group CEO Timothy M. Warren Jr. as he talks about the four factors that have contributed to the market's strong numbers.

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Construction permits for new homes in Connecticut fell sharply in June. Will the drop-off continue?

  • No, this is a temporarily lull.
  • Yes, money isn’t available.
  • Probably, who wants to build in this economy?

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Timothy Warren Jr., CEO of The Warren Group, discusses why November was such a good month for Connecticut's housing market.

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