Login Subscribe Activate Web Access My Account News • Front Page • Banking & Lending • Commercial &   Industrial • Residential Real   Estate • Real Estate   Records • Credit Records • Back Issues • Calendar Supplements • Commercial Real   Estate Quarterly • Residential Real   Estate Monthly • Structures Services • Advertising • Subscribing • Article Reprints • Editorial Calendar • About Us • Contact Us • Industry Links • Newsstand   Locations • Policies				March 7, 2008 BREAKING NEWS: Mass., Conn. Not Ranked in Mortgage Fraud Report By Jeff Haynes No news is good news. An annual report tracking mortgage fraud has yet to find enough examples from 2007 in either Massachusetts or Connecticut to include those states in its national rankings. BREAKING NEWS: Connecticut Areas See Loan Limits Increase By Jeff Haynes All six metropolitan service areas are benefiting to various degrees from the higher Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan limits. But a separate, higher limit for government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) affects only two MSAs in Connecticut. 3 Years X Declining Sales = PRICE DROP By Jeff Haynes January’s statewide median price for single-family homes fell by the largest month-over-month decline in 10 years. HELOCs, Recession Split Owners’ Focus By Jeff Haynes A lower prime rate is tempting to consumers, but that temptation is being tempered by recession fears. Mortgage Rescue Program Changes OK’d By Jeff Haynes Hoping to weave a wider safety net, the Rocky Hill-based Connecticut Housing Finance Authority’s board of directors has approved changes to a borrower rescuer plan. Real Estate Records Credit Records Rhode Island Real Estate Records Click here to go to the Rhode Island real estate transactions download page.