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- Real Estate Email Marketing Maximizes Your ExposurePosted on June 2, 2010
Zillow.com Adds WindermerePosted on September 30, 2009- Home foreclosure filings up more than 100 percent in Seattle areaPosted on August 13, 2009
SOHO Condominiums in Kirkland – Not Your Granny’s CondoPosted on August 7, 2009
Real Estate Marketing Videos by ANIMOTOPosted on August 6, 2009
- Zillow.com Adds WindermerePosted on September 30, 2009
- Home foreclosure filings up more than 100 percent in Seattle areaPosted on August 13, 2009
Local Headlines- Kirkland buys former Costco Home location September 1, 2010
- Trying to rebuild the construction industry August 31, 2010
- Lake Union houseboat offers wide-open spaces and views August 28, 2010
- Recycling that old house August 28, 2010
- Real-estate calendar August 27, 2010
- HUD offering interest-free loans to reduce foreclosures August 27, 2010
- Mortgage summit brainstorms ways to revamp financing August 27, 2010
- Watch your credit; others are August 27, 2010
- Local mortgage rates August 27, 2010
- Abrupt pause in home-upgrade program leaves projects incomplete August 27, 2010
- Q&A: What's ahead for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac August 27, 2010
- Where to find help on calculating mortgage payments August 27, 2010
- Struggling seniors being saddled with 40-year mortgages August 27, 2010
- Bankruptcy trustee takes over Meridian founder's companies August 26, 2010
- Facing foreclosure? Meet a banker, face-to-face August 4, 2010
28Feb2009
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
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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
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Washington Foreclosure Rate Low
The Washington Realtor News (Nov/Dec 2008) tells us that Washington State stands pretty well on foreclosures in the housing market. Washington is currently performing 62% better than the national rate.
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Evergreen Virtual Advisor – Investment Newsletter by David Hay
Past EVAs have noted that the trailing 10-year return on the stock market now trails that of the 1930 to 1939 period. As you can see from the chart below, the last decade is now essentially tied with the fourth worst 10-year period going all the way back to the 1830s.
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Mortgage Rates Plunge on Signs of Credit Thaw
Mortgage rates reversed course in a big way this week, with the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropping from 6.74 percent to 6.32 percent. According to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey, the average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.39 discount and origination points.
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Economic Insights – Schwab Center for Financial Research
Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist for the National Association of Realtors has stated in his forecast for 2009 that new existing home sales should rise despite economic struggles.
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Zillow Quote API makes it easier and more efficient for lenders to provide custom quotes to borrowers
Real estate Web site Zillow.com today announced Zillow Quote API, a new feature within Zillow Mortgage Marketplace that allows participating lenders to automate custom quotes to borrowers who submit loan requests. Made possible through an application programming interface (API), the new automation program will be rolling out in the coming weeks, starting with five technology providers: Leads360, Mortech, Mortgagebot, NYLX and Optimal Blue.
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Rates Up or Down After the Election
One mortgage advertiser puts forth that this is a good time to refinance the present mortgage. There was mention that after every presidential election, rates went up. Really? So with a presidential election about to be decided the time was ripe to make that call and get the new loan at lower rates. After the election might be too late.
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Evergreen Virtual Advisor – Investment Newsletter by David Hay
Stock markets around the world remain under extraordinary pressure as do credit market such as corporate bonds and preferred stocks. The S&P 500 has now experienced its worst 10 year return in history. The odds are increasing that governments worldwide will more forcefully intervene to stabilize financial markets.
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New Stock Market Terms
CEO --Chief Embezzlement Officer. CFO-- Corporate Fraud Officer. BULL MARKET -- A random market movement causing an investor to mistake himself for a financial genius. BEAR MARKET -- A 6 to
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