by Sam Minton | Jul 31, 2025 | Banking & Lending, CR Daily, Industry News, People
While customer satisfaction remains high for mortgage originators, customers are increasingly dissatisfied with their mortgage servicers. Andrew Marquis, senior vice president at Cleveland-based CrossCountry Mortgage, thinks the issue may be that originators have set the customer service bar too high.
by Steve Adams | Jul 28, 2025 | Comings & Goings, Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Executive Briefing
A state legislator is joining Westport-based Charter Realty as its newest broker as it expands its landlord and tenant representation services in Connecticut.
by The Commercial Record | Jun 20, 2025 | Banking & Lending, CR Daily, Industry News, People
Stamford-based First County Bank welcomed two new corporators to its board earlier this week.
by The Commercial Record | Mar 28, 2025 | CR Daily, Industry News, People, Residential Real Estate
William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty announced Thursday that it was naming a leader from rival brokerages to head its New Haven-area offices.
by Sam Minton | Feb 19, 2025 | CR Daily, Industry News, NEFMA Awards, People, Residential, Residential Real Estate, Westchester News
While nationwide the market is shifting towards buyers, in New England sellers still have the upper hand due to a lack of inventory.
by Sam Minton | Feb 13, 2025 | CR Daily, Industry News, NEFMA Awards, People, Residential, Residential Real Estate, Westchester News
Prospective homebuyers are getting some relief amid high interest rates as price cuts are becoming more common nationwide. But the trend doesn’t appear to be affecting New England.
by Sam Minton | Feb 3, 2025 | CR Daily, Industry News, NEFMA Awards, People, Residential, Residential Real Estate, Westchester News
The local residential real estate market is getting a slight boost according to a new report from Realtor.com, but not much of one.
by Lew Sichelman | Jan 31, 2025 | Industry News, NEFMA Awards, Opinion, People, Residential, Residential Real Estate, Westchester News
Hurricanes, fires, floods: If you’re struck by one of these disasters, you’re going to need money. The good news is that there are numerous financial resources available.
by James Sanna | Jan 22, 2025 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Industry News, People, Residential, Residential Real Estate, Westchester News
With severe weather becoming a much bigger risk in Connecticut, Gov. Ned Lamont announced he’s proposing legislative changes to adapt the state’s real estate markets and planning practices.
by Sam Minton | Jan 16, 2025 | CR Daily, Industry News, NEFMA Awards, People, Residential, Residential Real Estate, Westchester News
With a stronger economy, among other things, boosting consumer confidence, the outlook for home remodeling activity appears to be improving.
by Sam Minton | Jan 13, 2025 | CR Daily, Industry News, NEFMA Awards, People, Residential, Residential Real Estate, Westchester News
The income required to afford a starter home across the nation has risen significantly since 2019.
by Lew Sichelman | Jan 10, 2025 | Industry News, NEFMA Awards, Opinion, People, Residential, Residential Real Estate, Westchester News
Massive, often insurmountable amounts of student debt have prevented millions of otherwise qualified borrowers from obtaining financing to buy a house.
by James Sanna | Jan 8, 2025 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Digital Edition, Industry News, NEFMA Awards, People, Residential, Residential Real Estate, Westchester News
A 10-agent team has jumped from one brokerage brand to another in central Connecticut.
by The Commercial Record | Jan 7, 2025 | CR Daily, Industry News, NEFMA Awards, People, Residential, Residential Real Estate, Westchester News
Steven Miller, a Realtor in Coldwell Banker’s North Haven office, has begun his one-year term as the 2025 president of CT Realtors.
by Sam Minton | Jan 7, 2025 | CR Daily, Digital Edition, Industry News, NEFMA Awards, People, Residential, Residential Real Estate, Westchester News
While Greater Boston jumped 10 spots in Zillow’s hottest markets rankings compared to 2024, the market was still outpaced by the likes of Hartford and Providence, Rhode Island.
by James Sanna | Jan 3, 2025 | Banking & Lending, Industry News, NEFMA Awards, People, Residential, Residential Real Estate, Westchester News
A Michigan mortgage lender paid a $50,000 fine to the Connecticut Department of Banking and has agreed to stop doing business in the state after breaking state lending laws.
by The Associated Press | Jan 2, 2025 | CR Daily, Industry News, NEFMA Awards, People, Residential, Residential Real Estate, Westchester News
The uptick in the cost of home loans reflects a rise in the bond yields that lenders use as a guide to price mortgages.
by The Commercial Record | Dec 24, 2024 | CR Daily, Digital Edition, Industry News, NEFMA Awards, People, Residential, Residential Real Estate, Westchester News
A new analysis of data found that New Haven homeowners are among the most burdened by tax and insurance payments in the country.
by The Associated Press | Dec 23, 2024 | CR Daily, Industry News, NEFMA Awards, People, Residential, Residential Real Estate, Westchester News
The Container Store has filed for bankruptcy protection as the storage and organizational goods retailer with roots dating back to the 1970s grapples with mounting losses and cash flow shortages.
by James Sanna | Dec 19, 2024 | CR Daily, Digital Edition, Industry News, NEFMA Awards, People, Residential, Residential Real Estate, Westchester News
According to a new ranking by listings portal Zillow, Connecticut has four of nation’s 10 most-trafficked local housing markets of 2024.