An associate blogger from North Oaks, Minnesota posted the following on his blog today and I’d like to share it with you. Paul Lesieur said I am often asked by prospective homebuyers and Realtors what this loan is about. In … Continue reading
Just received this email from Karen Hlinka at Washington Federal Saving and Loan. They have a loan program for the parents of a student to buy a second home in the parent’s name for the student to live in. Rates … Continue reading
Ken Harney writes and interesting post re Short Sale Fraud, but I didn’t like the particular way it uses common terms. When he says A comprehensive new study estimates they will lose more than $375 million this year alone when … Continue reading
Think about it. Look around at your city or town and see who is building. It’s the apartment companies. They are as foolish as those who thought the housing market would never crash. Every builder/developer/commercial lender on the planet is … Continue reading
Amazon.com announced that a distribution center will be built in Sumner, an eastern Pierce county Washington town. The new facility will provide for hundreds of jobs to the area paying $12-13 dollars per hour and with health benefits. Good news … Continue reading
The Seattle Times had an article today on modular-building by Eric Pryne. I don’t know what it is about this type of housing that seems so attractive to some but seems to have no staying power. Modular building has been … Continue reading
Private Transfer Fees are now against the law in Washington. Governor Chris Gregoire recently signed SB 5115: One of Washington REALTORS®’ top priorities, it eliminates fees imposed by developers to generate a future income stream whenever the property is bought … Continue reading
How much will Zillow add to the cost of a home. You may wonder why I ask that. Doesn’t seem to make sense. Well, here’s the scoop from my point of view. It costs so much to run a real … Continue reading
Over the past few years, the housing market has been pretty well shaken up. Blame was assigned here and there and there were many advocates stomping around trying to help the consumer. One such effort was designed to find a … Continue reading
