Hartford chapter of REFA holds breakfast meeting on April 14th
Wednesday, April 14th, the Hartford chapter of the Real Estate Finance Association of Connecticut held a breakfast meeting at The Society Room on Pratt St. The featured speaker was Karl (Chip) Case of Fiserv Case Shiller Weiss, Inc. He is pictured here accepting a small token of appreciation from REFA board member, Sharon Alleman of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.
Cambridge, MA The nonprofit Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) has secured $23.5 million in financing from Rockland Trust and Citizens Bank to transform a 150-year-old, underutilized church complex into housing. The project will ultimately create 46 affordable family-sized apartments.
The Connecticut hospitality market has demonstrated uneven recovery patterns between 2019 and 2025, with boutique and historic properties achieving $125 RevPAR in 2025, up 8.7% from the 2019 level. Coastal resort properties achieved a $105 RevPAR in 2025, representing 10.5% growth since 2019. Casino corridor properties maintained modest growth with RevPAR improving 4.5% to $92 in 2025.
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