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A lot of homeowners have the mind set that making payments on time automatically equates to good credit and credit scores. Unfortunately, this couldn't be further from the truth.
While paying your bills on time accounts for a large portion of your credit score, there's still a lot more to it.
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Going Green at Home By: Mike Tetreau - Sales Vice President ABR, CRS, GRI (William Raveis Real Estate - Fairfield, CT)
How to Go Green and Reduce Your Home's ExpensesGoing green isn't just for environmentalists anymore...it's for all homeowners who want to save thousands when building a new home or updating their current residence. There are a variety of ways to make your home more energy efficient, from simply switching to Compact
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New Passport Law
The new Passport Law takes effect today. With all the summer vacation plans for this summer, please make sure if you are leaving the country even just to Canada that you have your passport with you. You will need it for re-entry to the US. This change was
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Gov't allows short-term loans for tax credit
By ALAN ZIBEL AP Real Estate Writer
Updated:05/29/2009 03:26:04 PM EDT
WASHINGTON-Thousands of first-time homebuyers will be able to get short-term loans so they can quickly make use of a new $8,000 tax credit to pay for some of the costs of
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Value in Fairfield By: Mike Tetreau - Sales Vice President ABR, CRS, GRI (William Raveis Real Estate - Fairfield, CT)
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According to the CT Post this morning, the petition for a Referendum on the Town Budget fell short of the required number of signers needed. This Referendum would have asked for a reduction in the Board of Education budget for FY2010 of over $2 Million. The budget currently includes a .32
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After talking with the Fairfield Town Clerk's Office, here is the latest update -
Apparently a series of Referendum petitions have been turned into the Town Clerk's Office. So it won't be until sometime tomorrow (Tuesday) that we know if there are enough certified signatures to force a Referendum....stay tuned!
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May 18, 2009
Update on Mom and Dad
Hi! It seems I get asked every day how Mom and the Coach are doing. I thought I should take a moment and give everyone an update. They are celebrating some very big milestones this week.
On May 21st, Mom and Dad
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Change in Fed Regulations - Use your $8,000 Now!
In keeping up with the latest news, there was been a significant change in one of the Administrations tax credit programs. Yesterday, the Secretary of HUD announced that FHA is going to permit it's lenders to allow home buyers to use the
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From the First Selectman and Paul Hiller, we have the following as numbers....
FY 2009 (aka this year) - $3,597,485 for ECS Grants (including both what we have received and what we expect to receive by yearend)
FY 2010 (aka the budget) - $3,575,407 - the amount includes the
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Here is an explanation from the CT Assoc of Boards of Education or CABE that Cathy Albin passed along... This seems to have us covered....there is no penalty to the Town if the BOE funding is less than the prior year. Now we can discuss what is really the
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New Coach on board....from the CT Post....
Warde football's next coach: Duncan DellaVolpe
Fairfield Warde will announce Ansonia native and New Canaan assistant Duncan DellaVolpe as its next head coach Thursday during a meeting with sudents.
DellaVolpe was a standout at -- where else? -- Ansonia in the late
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Question: Why do you allow pictures of a fox eating a dead deer on this blog?
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I am trying to get my arms around the mechanics of the impact of a $2.1 Million cut....and there are a host of assumptions at work....let me try to lay out the ones I see....and I would ask for anyone's help with factual support for how this might play
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Although it is best to keep your eyes on the road while driving down the winding roads, itis amazingthat sometimesyou cansee some of the wild life that is usually hidden in the shadows of the thick trees.
At a quick glance I thoughtIspiedsmall stray dog, and pulled my car
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A Referendum Petition is being prepared.
It is asking for a $2.1 Million cut to the BOE Budget.
This is not a wise move. As we learned this week during the RTM discussions, the State has guidelines that penalize Towns that don't maintain BOE funding to certain levels.
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The new Tax Rate in Fairfield is set at 18.90 Mills or a 1.72% increase from this year. The new Tax Rate goes into effect on July 1, 2009.
Other Towns in the area will be finalizing their tax rates over the next two weeks...stay tuned for more updates....
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Southport Woods By: Mike Tetreau - Sales Vice President ABR, CRS, GRI (William Raveis Real Estate - Fairfield, CT)
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The Lion and the Gazelle By: Mike Tetreau - Sales Vice President ABR, CRS, GRI (William Raveis Real Estate - Fairfield, CT)
A Story from the "Coach":
Every morning in Africa,
a Gazelle wakes up.
It knows it must run faster than the
fastest Lion or it will be killed.
Every morning a Lion wakes up.
It knows it must outrun the slowest
Gazelle or it
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April 25, 2009
PERSISTENCE
Dedicated, full time, professional and successful! We know the meaning of persistence. We don't stop working until we find the most qualified buyer willing to pay the best price for your home. Our Team is committed to doing the work to help you achieve your dreams.
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Explanation of the Pension Funds and OPEB Funds
This document is meant to provide a basic understanding of how the Town's Pension Funds and OPEB Trust Funds function.
There are four funds - The Police and Fire Pension Fund, The Employee Retirement Fund, The Police and Fire OPEB Trust Fund and
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What drives Real Estate Values in Fairfield County?
There are two main drivers for Real Estate value in our area. The first is proximity to New York City. Not everyone commutes to NY but everyone competes against commuters for homes. Homes that are closer to NY are worth more in the
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Mike Tetreau named tops in Customer Service
The William Raveis Real Estate Company announced today that Mike Tetreau had been earned the Excellence in Customer Service Award for January. This award recognizes Mike for the dedicated effort and exceptional commitment to meeting his clients objectives. In today's Real Estate market, this
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State wants to Tax Home Buyers 1%!
OK, what could possibly make today's Real Estate market worse for everyone and kill off the Federal Economic Stimulus program? Our very own Connecticut State Legislature. Bill #6397 is one of the bills to make it out of committee. If it goes forward, it
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