Torrington, CT

Press Release by Litchfield County Realtors

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN HOUSING PROGRAM: This program is designed to educate Landlords and tenants of their rights and responsibilities. It will be held on April 16, 2009 at 7pm at Cornucopia. It is free and open to the public! Speakers at the program will include Bruce Mochan from the Winchester Emergency Center, Joe Wincze from the Fair Housing Association of CT, Claudia Sweeney from the Torrington Housing Authority, Natasha Saxton from HUD and a representative from the Connecticut Fair Housing Center. We are seeking multiple sponsors for the event in categories of Diamond $250.00, Platinum $100.00, Silver $50.00 and Bronze $25.00. If you are interested in Sponsoring please call the Board office, 860-482-9816. SIGN UP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, under the Upcoming events section of www.litchfieldboard.com.

I'm sure you've seen the commercials on TV about Free Credit Reports.
Have you ever wondered if its FREE how do they pay for all those commercials?
Well, when you go to that website and I'm not going to give you that website,
If you want a credit monitoring service go to the TV website.When you go to the website advertised on TV you get a Free 7 day trial to a credit monitoring service for $14.95 a month and you have to cancel or you'll be billed $14.95/month as long as you continue your membership.

Under a new Federal Law you have the right to a free copy of your credit report once every 12 months from each of the three credit reporting companies.
To request your free credit report under the Federal Law you must go to http://www.annualcreditreport.com

Hope this helps and you should get your report once a year, it is FREE!

The recently enacted stimulus package has a Tax Credit of $8000 for homebuyers who buy homes in 2009. If you bought a home in 2008 there was a $7500 credit but you have to pay it back $500/yr.
The 2009 tax credit doesn't have to be paid back. As long has you keep the home for 3 years.
You are a first time buyer if You (and your spouse if married) did not own a home 3 years prior to your purchase. Income Limits apply. Less than $75,000 adjusted gross income single and less than $150,000 income if married.

To see the complete details, here's the link to IRS publication
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f5405.pdf

FEBRUARY IS REALTORS® HAVE A HEART FOR KIDS MONTH: The Public Relations Committee of

Litchfield County Board of REALTORS Inc is looking for everyone's support with this years

REALTORS HAVE A HEART FOR KIDS PROGRAM! Please consider donating at least one $5.00 gift

card to this worthy cause and these deserving children that have been placed in foster care. Members

of the Public Relations Committee will be at Wal-Mart, Torrington

collecting donations on February 7 and 21st from 10am to Noon.

Please support this worthy fund raiser sponsored by the Public Relations

Committee.

Mail checks to: LCBR- Have a Heart for Kids month
21 Prospect St, Suite E
Torrington, CT. 06790

Bee Bothroyd, Deanne Raymond and Sharon Gilson OF REALTY EXECUTIVES RESULTS, Torrington CT. 06790 HAVE BEEN NAMED TOP PRODUCERS of 2008

Torrington, CT - Bee Bothroyd, Deanne Raymond and Sharon Gilson of Realty Executives Results have been named "Top Producers for 2008" at the Locally Owned and Operated, Torrington Office of Realty Executives Results.

• This award is given to the top agents in each franchise based on annual earnings.

"We are proud to honor Bee, Deanne and Sharon with these awards because it exemplifies their commitment to customer service and exceptional sales performance," said Dan Grammatica, Broker/Owner of Realty Executives Results. Realty Executives Results is locally owned and operated. Realty Executives Results located in Torrington and has salespeople providing real estate services to all of Northwest CT and the Farmington Valley. Visit us at www.RealtyExecutivesResults.com.

Realty Executives International established in 1965, is headquartered in Phoenix. Realty Executives International agents possess the highest qualities of experienced, professional real estate executives. For additional company information, call 1-800-252-3366, or visit http://www.realtyexecutives.com/.