Save Money, Pick Your Electric Provider Back in November we wrote a post about having a Home Energy Audit done on our home. It was free, fairly fast…and eye-opening. It revealed several “illegal points of entry” for cold air to come rampaging into our otherwise snug little abode, and once we got those little buggers …
Month: December 2009
MERRY CHRISTMAS!! There, I said it. Over the past several years, there has been a inexorable movement away from the holiday-specific “Merry Christmas” towards the more general and politically correct “Happy Holidays”. Proponents of this give many reasons why they do this: they don’t celebrate Christmas, it’s offensive to them, Christmas is a pagan holiday, …
In a week full of major economic news, mortgage rates ended with little change. Wednesday’s Fed meeting produced little reaction in mortgage markets. The PPI inflation report was higher than expected, but the more closely watched CPI report was right on target, remaining at low levels. Economic troubles in some developing nations produced a flight …
This week’s economic news was mixed for mortgage markets. A speech from Fed Chief Bernanke pushed mortgage rates lower early in the week, but weak results in the Treasury auctions caused them to turn higher again later in the week. In the end, mortgage rates finished with little net change. Despite a stronger than expected …
Oakdale Theater Has a New Ride In a press release yesterday, Live Nation announced that it has entered into an agreement with Toyota that will give the car company sponsorship rights to Wallingford’s Oakdale Theater, as well as Comcast Theater (formerly The Meadows) in Hartford. The new name of the Oakdale Theater is now “Toyota …
CT Magazine Rates State Cities and Towns This is the fourth in a four part series highlighting the rating of Connecticut cities and towns by Connecticut Magazine. In our first post, we focused on the largest cities in our state, those with populations of 50,000 or more; in our second post, we highlighted cities between …
Ryan Raveis, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for William Raveis Mortgage, summarizes the new tax credit for home buyers and homeowners including eligibility, income limits, and program specifics. [HTML1] If you have any questions about the new tax credit, please call The Harriman Team at (203) 672-4499, or email us at realestate@theharrimanteam.com.
It was a tough week for mortgage markets after performing very well for several weeks. Surprisingly strong economic data and a better than expected economic outlook from the Fed ramped up concerns about inflation. Those concerns resulted in higher yields and higher mortgage rates during the week. Unemployment took center stage this week; after forecasting …