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Cuba home woes endure despite real-estate reform
HAVANA — The residents of 308 Oquendo Street were jolted awake in the middle of the night by…
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Expert advice on how to sail through an appraisal
Real estate appraiser Matt Cook just finished working his way through a house to gauge its value when…
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Housing starts increased in March
Builders broke ground on more new homes nationwide in March, although the increase missed expectations.
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Former Herald land, buildings sold
EVERETT — The former Daily Herald properties in downtown Everett were purchased by Skotdal Real Estate in a…
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Contracts to buy U.S. homes fell in February
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes fell for the eighth straight month…
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Soil stability and other issues could derail sale of mill site
EVERETT — Sale of the Kimberly-Clark Corp. waterfront mill site is not a done deal.
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Wells Fargo to pay $3 million for ‘shocking’ foreclosure
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico judge has issued a $3.2 million judgment against Wells Fargo &Co. for…
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Pending home sales in county fall
Pending sales for homes and condominiums in Snohomish County dropped in February from the same month a year…
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L.A. firm buys Paine Field apartments
EVERETT — A 352-unit apartment complex near Paine Field was purchased by a Los Angeles investment firm that…
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‘Downtown Dennis’ is Everett’s rocking real estate agent
Dennis Wagner was a 1960s garage rocker who opened for The Byrds and appeared on television with Sonny…
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Wave of apartments rising near Lynnwood
LYNNWOOD — Walk through the door of the clubhouse at Altia apartments and the first thing you see…
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New home sales surge in January
Sales of newly built homes rose unexpectedly last month, bucking a cooling trend in the housing recovery.
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New home sales rise after brief slowdown
WASHINGTON — U.S. sales of new homes rebounded in January to the fastest pace in more than five…
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Home Depot profit tops estimates on U.S. housing rebound
Home Depot posted fourth-quarter profit that topped analysts’ estimates, marking six straight years of meeting or exceeding projections,…
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How to keep home buying hassle to a minimum
Home may be where the heart is, but the house-buying process can easily become a headache.
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Late-payment rate on mortgages falls in 4Q
LOS ANGELES — U.S. homeowners are doing a better job of keeping up with mortgage payments, a trend…
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Mortgages will be tougher to get, and they should be
It seems so basic — require mortgage lenders to qualify borrowers based on their ability to repay the…
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30-year loan rate at 4.51%
WASHINGTON — Average U.S. rates for fixed mortgages barely changed this week, hovering near historically low levels.