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Home inspection protects the buyer
Question: We are purchasing a home and it has turned into a major nightmare. Our real estate agent…
Life
Home Plan
This 2,256-square-foot family home, Plan HMAFAPW1714 from Homeplans.com, offers a great blend of modern amenities and classic curb…
Business
Home values show biggest gain since 2006
NEW YORK — Home values jumped 1.3 percent in the third quarter, the biggest gain since 2006, in…
Business
The careful landlord’s guide to credit checks
Q: I have read your articles in The Herald and like your practical advice. My husband and I…
Local News
Profits soar at 2 largest U.S. mortgage lenders
NEW YORK — Is the mortgage market really back?
Business
How to keep home separate from debts
Question: I’m getting married soon. My fiance owns a home that we want to protect from my adverse…
Business
Economy a Surprise to some experts, index finds
WASHINGTON — It isn’t only the federal government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics that is issuing surprisingly good news…
Local News
Forced evictions rising in China, Amnesty International says
BEIJING — Cases of people being forcibly evicted from their homes and land have risen significantly in China,…
Local News
Point Wells decision on hold
Settling some of the most contentious questions about the scope of a proposed high-rise condo project at Point…
Business
Sterling loan unit buys Terrace building
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE — Sometimes, a modest suburban office building serves as an economic indicator, or at least a…
Business
No. 1: Never hire inspectors who also are contractors
Question: Our friends recently bought a house and they had a pest inspection done. The person who did…
Local News
Amazon to pay $1.16B for its headquarters complex
SEATTLE — Amazon.com is paying $1.16 billion to buy its 11-building headquarters complex in Seattle from Vulcan Real…
Business
Snohomish County housing prices still rising
EVERETT — Snohomish County home sales and median sale prices showed another year-over-year increase in September, while the…
Business
Big plans for downtown Everett project
EVERETT — Work has begun on a downtown complex that will eventually include a year-round farmers market, a…
Life
Home Plan
If you like simple, easygoing country style, you’ll love this design, Plan HMAFAPW01271 from Homeplans.com.
Local News
Mukilteo ‘glass monstrosity’ draws a lot of attention
MUKILTEO — The house has been called “psychedelic,” “a glass monstrosity” and a “crazy wormhole.”
Business
When looking at mobile home, know what youre buying
Question: I’m interested in buying a mobile home in a mobile home park. I’d like to know the…
Business
Edmonds waterfront strip mall to get fresh start
EDMONDS — A family with strong ties to the community has taken over a tired strip mall, exciting…
Life
Home Plan
Though Plan HMAFAPW1711 from Homeplans.com would look beautiful anywhere, it’s perfectly suited for a lot with a view.