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Downtown Bellevue Walking Tours Planned to Help Improve the Pedestrian ExperiencePosted on December 2, 2011- Light rail to Bellevue clears final hurdlesPosted on November 30, 2011
Northwest Multiple Listing Service Chooses Authentisign™ for Electronic SignaturesPosted on June 29, 2011
Bellevue Bridge Damaged During Construction over I-405Posted on April 3, 2011- Bellevue/Eastside Real Estate Mortgage Rate Watch 3/9/2011Posted on March 9, 2011
Washington State Transportation Commission Announces Proposed SR 520 Toll RatesPosted on December 8, 2010- Construction Woes Force Bellevue To Shave $16 Million From General FundPosted on December 7, 2010
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- To your health: Learning more about building materials' content February 4, 2012
- Snapshot of 2011 housing market: More activity, lower prices February 3, 2012
- Debt aversion behind remodeling and cocooning by homeowners February 3, 2012
- Phoenix housing market starting to recover February 3, 2012
- Local mortgage rates February 3, 2012
- Rate on 30-year mortgage falls to record 3.87 pct. February 3, 2012
- Is our best-kept secret in northwest Seattle? February 1, 2012
- No room for mistakes: Design perfectionists at home February 1, 2012
- Obama seeks to broaden reach of housing assistance February 1, 2012
- Home prices in Seattle area hit post-boom low in November February 1, 2012
- See where one Pearl Jam member lived January 31, 2012
- Seattle-area home prices hit new post-bust low January 31, 2012
- Valerie Easton's 'petal & twig' brings garden beauty inside January 30, 2012
- Owner neglected landmark Smith Tower, says receiver January 28, 2012
- Want to buy an unfinished church? January 24, 2012
23Oct2008
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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Is it a good time to buy real estate?
When the Northwest Multiple Listing Service released August home-sales numbers Tuesday, it alluded several times to that oft-repeated line that makes some people laugh: "It's a great time to buy."
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