Archive of 2009 February

28Feb2009
Bellevue Loan Officer Sentenced to 7 Years for Mortgage Fraud Thumbnail

Bellevue Loan Officer Sentenced to 7 Years for Mortgage Fraud

Bellevue loan officer Christopher Brooks, whose own attorney said he could be a "poster child" for the nation's mortgage mess, was sentenced Friday to seven years in federal prison and ordered to pay nearly $2.5 million in restitution for running what prosecutors say was one of the largest home-mort

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26Feb2009
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Bellevue City Council Picks Preferred Light Rail Route

After nearly two years of effort, including a unique best practices project, the City Council Monday selected a preferred light rail route through Bellevue, part of a regional transit system expected to serve Puget Sound for the next century.

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24Feb2009
Bellevue Towers – A “Shot in the Arm” for Bellevue Thumbnail

Bellevue Towers – A “Shot in the Arm” for Bellevue

Last Thursday evening, Bellevue Towers hosted their Grand Opening celebration for current and future buyers - and what a celebration it was! Since the completion of many of the actual homes along with the gracious and impressive common areas, the buzz has been growing steadily louder about what an a

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24Feb2009

Economic Stimulus Projects in Washington

Below is  a link to the "shovel-ready" projects the mayors of Washington State submitted in the 2008 U.S. Conference of Mayors report. You can click on a project to read (and add to) its description. You can also discuss the project and vote on whether you believe it is critical or not. For a more

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02Feb2009

Realtors: Do Not Install Internet Explorer 8!

The latest test version of Internet Explorer 8, IE 8, is now available from Microsoft. This version is not compatible with Locator. All of NWMLS's applications will be compatible with the final version due later in 2009. IE 7 is the only compatible browser for NWMLS’s applications, so Until NWMLS

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