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Zoom Call 1.16.24 John Meussner State of the Market and Business PlanningThe speaker for the Zoom call was ActiveRain member and journeyman loan officer, John Meussner. His qualifications to speak on the state of the market are well justified as his profile shows him as an approved lender in 24 ...
01/17/2024
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A Successfully Closed Short Sale in Oakville CTAlthough not as common as they were some years past, short sakes are still an alternative to a foreclosure. The difference is typically an easier path in their future for getting on with their lives in obtaining credit or even mortgages.This short ...
01/14/2024
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Friday Flags in Middlebury CT 1.12.24I had to go to Middlebury CT earlier this week and as I passed the Village Square Plaza, the wind kicked uo just enough for the flag behind the signpost to wave at me.It was a little early in the day so the customers for the businesses were not there as yet. b...
01/12/2024
Zoom Call 1.09.24 Buyer Agency and NAR LitigationThe issues nationwide on the NAR lawsuits over agent compensation has many agents and brokers concerned. With a society so litigious conscious, doing pir business has presented a new challenge.The panel discussion was to offer the impact in region...
01/11/2024
Prospect CT 2023 Year End Real Estate Market AnalysisProspect CT is a town of App 11,000 residents located in New Haven County. It is bordered by Waterbury, Cheshire, Naugatuck and Bethany. Once noted by Money Magazine as one of the top 300 towns in the Nation, it has since adopted the title of ...
01/09/2024
What Happened in The Prospect CT Real Estate Market Prospect December 2023? Prospect CT is a town of App 11,000 residents located in New Haven County. It is bordered by Waterbury, Cheshire, Naugatuck and Bethany. Once noted by Money Magazine as one of the top 300 towns in the Nation, it has si...
01/08/2024
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First Snow of The Year in Prospect CTThe name of the storm is Aspen, and like it's namesake in Colorado, it felt it needed to put some white stuff on the ground.It is not an official Nor'easter' but with the northwest corner of the state getting 14" of snow, it can't be too far from that.Here in ...
01/07/2024
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Friday Flags Oakville CT Post OfficeI had to drive to the Oakville section of Watertown to give a final look at a listing that is closing. On the way out, I stopped at the post office in town to mail a couple of things and the flag in front seemed to say: pay attention to me. so I did,I crossed...
01/05/2024
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AI is Not New, It's Still EvolvingThe January ActiveRain Challenge for 2024 is to offer our take on how we are using AI, if at all. The reality is we are all invested in the use of AI, just maybe not recognizing it as such.As relates to real estate and making property descriptions, it is a wary ...
01/04/2024
Zoom Call 1.02.24 Lars Hosford Understanding AppraisalsThis week's Zoom call was presented by an appraiser that recently did some work for Margaret Rome. Her enthusiasm got her to invite him to present to a zoom group and he obviously accepted.Lars is a Maryland appraiser and owner of Four Corn...
01/03/2024