Connecticut

Legislation passed in Connecticut protects homeowners from foreclosures tied to old liens that received renewed collections interest as housing values surged.

Connecticut issued a cease and desist order, alleging that Loansnap used unlicensed originators to solicit borrowers and accept loan applications in violation of multiple federal laws.

Home sales in Greater Hartford continued to surge in August with houses selling faster and at higher prices than the same month a year ago.

New Yorkers fleeing the city and cooped-up workers in cramped home offices are helping fuel a hot home sale market in Connecticut, with properties selling at a dizzying pace.

The decision is the latest development in an ongoing dispute between the shuttered company and its regulator.

The number of new housing permits issued in Connecticut communities in July rose 10.2% over the same period in 2019, officials with the state Department of Economic and Community Development said.

Home sales in greater Hartford jumped in July — typically a slow summer month for purchases — as sellers who sat the sidelines at the start of the pandemic put out the "for sale" sign and eager buyers snapped up properties.

In the thick of the pandemic in Greater Hartford, home sales took it on the chin, falling nearly 13% in May, compared with a year ago, but sale prices held their own, rising slightly.

New housing activity in Connecticut took a precipitous decline last month, with the number of permits issued around the state down 65.4% from April 2019, according to the Department of Economic and Community Development.

Home sales across Connecticut started off 2020 on an upbeat note as overall prices paid in January rose to their highest level in 12 years for the month accompanied by an encouraging increase in sales.

The number of new housing permits issued in Connecticut communities surged by 13.7% last month compared to January 2019, according the state Department of Economic and Community Development.

Connecticut's home sale market ended 2019 pretty much the way it began the year, as overall prices for single-family houses remained stuck in neutral and sales slipped, compared with the previous year.

Provident Bank in Amesbury, Mass., has entered warehouse lending after buying a business from People’s United Financial in Bridgeport, Conn.

Sales of single-family houses in the Greater Hartford area recorded a lackluster 2019, barely gaining any ground over the previous year.

People's United in Connecticut is letting the loans run off its books as it invests in higher-yielding commercial loans.

Connecticut's housing market saw mixed performance in November, with solid gains in year-over-year median sale prices and total sales, but showing some overall weakness in year-to-date data released by the Massachusetts-based Warren Group.

Home prices in 10 states are still valued below the peaks reached before the Great Recession, according to a new report by CoreLogic, a real estate analytics company.

Connecticut single-family home sale prices in October reached their highest level in 12 years for the month, a bit of welcome news in a housing market that is looking for a boost in a decade-plus recovery.

Home sale prices in Greater Hartford got a welcome bump up in October amid slower sales, and the outlook for the rest of the year also indicates slower home purchasing.

1st Alliance Lending is officially closing, but its CEO still plans to fight Connecticut's allegations that it used unlicensed personnel to take mortgage loan applications.