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Thu, 17 May 2012 11:26:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150052.html The Associated Builders and Contractors of Connecticut, the Construction Education Center and the Utility Contractors Association of Connecticut are holding a "Construction Pro Rodeo" next week. http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150052.html Daily Thu, 17 May 2012 11:24:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150051.html Shelton-based New Castle Hotels and Resorts has entered a joint venture with the developer of a Residence Inn/Courtyard by Marriott in Syracuse, N.Y. http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150051.html Daily Thu, 17 May 2012 11:23:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150050.html The Hartford, at its annual shareholders' meeting, reelected the company's board of directors, chose an accounting firm and approved the compensation of the company's executives. http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150050.html Daily Thu, 17 May 2012 11:22:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150049.html SBT Bancorp Inc., parent of Simsbury Bank, has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share. http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150049.html Daily Thu, 17 May 2012 11:21:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150048.html Mortgage rates nationally fell to a record low for the third consecutive week, reducing borrowing costs as the housing market improves and home-loan defaults decline, according to Freddie Mac. http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150048.html Daily Wed, 16 May 2012 11:45:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150039.html Specialty foods distributor The Davidson Co. has signed a long-term lease for 120,500 square feet of warehouse and office space in the Newington Business Park at 367 Alumni Road in Newington - one of the largest leases in the area this year. http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150039.html Daily Wed, 16 May 2012 11:44:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150038.html A Florida man is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court in Hartford after being convicted of bank fraud, conspiracy and identity theft. http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150038.html Daily Wed, 16 May 2012 11:43:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150037.html The finance arm of Fairfield-based General Electric Co. won regulatory approval Wednesday to resume returning some of its profit to the parent company. The move came earlier than some analysts had expected and could clear the way for GE to speed up stock buybacks and raise its shareholder dividend. http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150037.html Daily Tue, 15 May 2012 10:58:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150015.html First quarter 2012 commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations were 12 percent lower than the fourth quarter of 2011, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations. http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150015.html Daily Tue, 15 May 2012 10:58:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150016.html The Manchester Community College and Rockville Bank foundations recently helped raise more than $258,000 for college scholarships. http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150016.html Daily Thu, 17 May 2012 11:21:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150047.html Greek savers may be gripped by a "great fear that could develop into panic" in the words of President Karolos Papoulias, but many Greeks shifted their money to safer havens in Britain, Switzerland, Germany and Nordic countries long ago. http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150047.html Web Only Wed, 16 May 2012 10:31:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150028.html Rhode Island-based RBS Citizens Financial Group, which operates an extensive Citizens Bank branch network throughout New England, is expanding its nationwide student loan efforts in responsive to rising higher education costs. http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150028.html Web Only Wed, 16 May 2012 10:16:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150027.html U.S. builders started work on more homes and apartments last month and requested more permits to build single-family homes. The increases suggest the battered housing market is healing. http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150027.html Web Only Thu, 10 May 2012 11:25:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news149956.html Connecticut lawmakers closed out a legislative session on Wednesday that finally resolved some perennial issues at the state Capitol, with Gov. Dannel P. Malloy crediting them with making "positive, meaningful change." http://www.commercialrecord.com/news149956.html Web Only Wed, 09 May 2012 0:00:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news149933.html Single-family home sales in Connecticut rose more than 5 percent in the first quarter, while median prices dropped 6.5 percent, according to The Warren Group, publisher of The Commercial Record. http://www.commercialrecord.com/news149933.html Web Only Tue, 08 May 2012 11:17:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news149920.html Alex Masse', vice president and assistant director of retail banking at Chelsea Groton Bank, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Greater Norwich Area Chamber of Commerce (GNACC). http://www.commercialrecord.com/news149920.html Web Only Tue, 08 May 2012 11:16:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news149919.html Aetna, the Hartford-based health insurer, said it has made Eugene Marks its general manager for the Americas region of its international business. http://www.commercialrecord.com/news149919.html Web Only Tue, 08 May 2012 11:15:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news149918.html Lyn Stevens has joined Sotheby's International Realty Inc.'s Greenwich brokerage office. http://www.commercialrecord.com/news149918.html Web Only Tue, 08 May 2012 11:14:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news149917.html Prudential Connecticut Realty has named its top listing and sales personnel in several Connecticut markets. http://www.commercialrecord.com/news149917.html Web Only Tue, 08 May 2012 11:12:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news149916.html HSBC beat expectations with an underlying first-quarter profit of $6.8 billion as Europe's biggest bank saw a rebound in investment banking, growth in Asia and a fall in U.S. bad debts. http://www.commercialrecord.com/news149916.html Web Only Thu, 17 May 2012 3:00:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150042.html Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. has appointed Geno Auriemma as a director of the company and of Berkshire Bank. Additionally, Berkshire Bank intends to enter into a marketing arrangement with Auriemma, subject to final approval, whereby he will serve as a spokesperson for the bank. http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150042.html Paper Thu, 17 May 2012 3:00:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150041.html Thousands of condo unit owners and buyers around the country could soon be in line for some welcome news on mortgage financing: Though officials are mum on specifics, the Federal Housing Administration is readying changes to its controversial condominium rules that have rendered large numbers of units ineligible for low down-payment insured mortgages. http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150041.html Kenneth R. Harney Paper Thu, 17 May 2012 3:00:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150044.html With the exponential increase in the use of smartphones and iPads, real estate apps are springing up everywhere. The question is, which apps are right for your business? http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150044.html Bernice Ross Paper Thu, 17 May 2012 3:00:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150043.html An affiliate of Greenwich-based Starwood Capital Group is selling a Boston skyscraper in an all-cash deal valued at roughly $40 million, according to industry executives. http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150043.html Jim Cronin Paper Thu, 17 May 2012 3:00:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150045.html When real estate professionals think about demographics, they're often focused on the impact that aging baby boomers will have on housing markets as they retire, but even as brokers and agents learn new ways to market to Gen Y clients, they must grapple with the same demographic trends within their own ranks. http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150045.html Matt Carter Paper Thu, 17 May 2012 3:00:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150046.html Triad Advisors, the Atlanta-based independent broker-dealer owned by Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc, has landed a team of advisers who manage about $310 million in client assets. http://www.commercialrecord.com/news150046.html Paper Thu, 10 May 2012 3:00:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news149955.html Do you know how much you earn per hour in your real estate business? Assuming that you made $100,000 last year by working 40 hours a week for 50 weeks, your hourly rate would be $50. What would it take to make more than seven times that amount per hour? The answer may surprise you. http://www.commercialrecord.com/news149955.html Bernice Ross Paper Thu, 10 May 2012 3:00:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news149951.html Fannie Mae, the largest source of U.S. housing funds, on Wednesday said it would not need more taxpayer aid after posting a first-quarter profit of $2.7 billion to wrap up its steadiest quarter since being taken over by the government. http://www.commercialrecord.com/news149951.html Paper Thu, 10 May 2012 3:00:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news149953.html The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded nearly $41.18 million to 99 fair housing organizations and other non-profit agencies in 35 states and the District of Columbia. http://www.commercialrecord.com/news149953.html Paper Thu, 10 May 2012 3:00:00 EDT http://www.commercialrecord.com/news149950.html The Connecticut Senate gave final approval early Wednesday to what the national advocacy group Common Cause said would be the strongest campaign-finance disclosure law in the United States. http://www.commercialrecord.com/news149950.html Mark Pazniokas Paper