New Haven Independent

Housing | May 15, 2008

More Foreclosures, More Signs

by Allan Appel | May 15, 2008 3:46 PM | Permalink

The current foreclosure crisis has meant more work for a Fair Haven-based sign-making family -- which sometimes needs doggie treats or a call to the cops to finish the job.

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Housing | May 15, 2008

No Absentee Landlords Need Apply

by Thomas MacMillan | May 15, 2008 8:23 AM | Permalink

In the late '60s, it was New Haven's very own Haight-Ashbury (pictured). Later it became a blighted eyesore. Today? An upscale duplex. It's for sale -- if you'll live there.

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Housing | May 12, 2008

Foreclosure Sale Benefits Archie Moore's

by Allan Appel | May 12, 2008 2:30 PM | Permalink

"It's strictly for protection," said Bob Fuchs as he accepted congratulations for having prevailed at the foreclosure sale of the charming, if decrepit century-old two-family adjacent to Archie Moore's restaurant.

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Housing | May 5, 2008

Bank Is Only Bidder

by Allan Appel | May 5, 2008 12:23 PM | Permalink

Here's another tale from what might be called New Haven's Foreclosure Saturdays. It is on that day, each and every weekend, it seems, either at 11:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m. that all foreclosure sales take place in the city.

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Housing | May 1, 2008

Rescue Squad Swings Into Action

by Paul Bass | May 1, 2008 3:37 PM | Permalink

Volunteers will knock on doors across town of families at risk of losing their homes, as New Haven embarks on an ambitious quest to get in front of the foreclosure crisis.

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Housing | April 28, 2008

A Bidder Shows Up

by Allan Appel | April 28, 2008 1:56 PM | Permalink

Precisely one, as the corpse of 286 Exchange St. went up for auction.

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Housing | April 28, 2008

A Bidder Shows Up

by Allan Appel | April 28, 2008 1:56 PM | Permalink

Precisely one, as the corpse of 286 Exchange St. went up for auction.

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Housing | April 23, 2008

Budget Gap Filled . . . at the Housing Authority

by Allan Appel | April 23, 2008 12:27 PM | Permalink

The city within a city that is the New Haven Housing Authority (HANH) recently discovered a $4 million deficit in its budget, and quickly balanced it.

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Housing | April 21, 2008

"We Saved Two Lives"

by Melissa Bailey | April 21, 2008 5:35 PM | Permalink

Nicole Wesley and her one-year-old son were talking to her husband on Skype when Mom went to the kitchen to check on the meatloaf. "I felt instantaneously dizzy."

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Housing | April 21, 2008

Century-Old Home Falls To Bank

by Allan Appel | April 21, 2008 12:49 PM | Permalink

In bricks and mortar and sweat and tears - and, of course, money - this is a 107-year old, five-bedroom house on quaintly narrow Frank Street in the Hill. Rafael Munoz bought it in June of 2006 for $220,000.

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Housing | April 21, 2008

Westville Auction Draws A Crowd

by Thomas MacMillan | April 21, 2008 12:29 PM | Permalink

Westville neighbors got a rare firsthand glimpse at the housing crisis from a Willard Street lawn Saturday. Inside, a tenant's future was thrown into flux.

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Housing | April 21, 2008

Bank Beats Tanaya's Bid

by Allan Appel | April 21, 2008 12:21 PM | Permalink

Tanaya Henry would have been an outstanding buyer of this home in the south Hill. But she didn't stand a chance against the mortgage holder, an out-of-state bank.

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Housing | March 30, 2008

Reprieve For Tower One

by Paul Bass | March 30, 2008 9:05 PM | Permalink

A little-noticed maneuver in Hartford may enable local not-for-profit landlords like Dorothy Giannini-Meyers (pictured) avoid instituting a painful rent increase on seniors.

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Housing | March 28, 2008

DeStefano: Foreclosure Plan Ready

by Allan Appel | March 28, 2008 7:58 AM | Permalink

Saying that he worries more about the mortgage crisis than a widening budget gap, Mayor John DeStefano told a Westville audience that he'll unveil his anti-foreclosure initiative next week.

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Housing | March 24, 2008

Can They Help?

by Paul Bass | March 24, 2008 1:56 PM | Permalink

Two U.S. Congressmen from Connecticut -- Democrat Joe Courtney and Republican Chris Shays -- offered somewhat similar government prescriptions for the foreclosure crisis: More help and regulation, but not for everybody.

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Housing | March 5, 2008

"We Should Over-Regulate These Bastards"

by Paul Bass | March 5, 2008 9:02 AM | Permalink

Mayor John DeStefano begged to differ with a banker at a gathering on how to address the foreclosure crisis.

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Housing | February 27, 2008

Surprise! Non-Profits Get Tax Bill

by Paul Bass | February 27, 2008 1:01 PM | Permalink

After receiving a hefty, first-ever city tax bill, Dorothy Giannini-Meyers fears she'll have to raise monthly rents $88-$130 on fixed-income seniors at the Tower One housing complex. Unless lawmakers act.

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Housing | February 27, 2008

Housing Authority Keeps "Moving To Work"

by Allan Appel | February 27, 2008 11:19 AM | Permalink

New Haven's housing authority marked a red-letter achievement: a reprieve from the feds that keeps the agency fully in business.

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Housing | February 27, 2008

Housing Authority Keeps "Moving To Work"

by Allan Appel | February 27, 2008 11:19 AM | Permalink

New Haven's housing authority marked a red-letter achievement: a reprieve from the feds that keeps the agency fully in business.

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Housing | February 21, 2008

Rosa Hears Of "Rescues"

by Paul Bass | February 21, 2008 2:57 PM | Permalink

New Haven is showing how some people can beat back foreclosure -- as homeowners like Celestine Brown told their U.S. Congresswoman.

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