Business
Federal regulators close Shoreline Bank in Shoreline
WASHINGTON — Regulators shut down small banks in Shoreline and Florida on Friday, lifting to 129 the number…
Business
Tenant responds to rental issues
Question: Before moving here I had a bad landlord. My number one complaint was poor maintenance and repairs.…
Business
Real Estate Notebook
NEW YORK — Rates on 30-year mortgages this week were unchanged from the previous week, staying slightly above…
Business
Jobless, home sales figures point to sluggish economy
WASHINGTON — The tally of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits rose last week for the first time…
Business
Helping kids buy a house may be worth it
If you saw a nice home for sale near a college or university before your youngster began the…
Business
Selecting an agent starts with compatibility
Question: We are planning on selling my mother’s home and do not know any real estate agents. Can…
Business
Affordable housing that you can call your own
LYNNWOOD — Dean Allard’s bad knee made it tougher and tougher for him to negotiate the stairs in…
Life
Hefty ‘Wilderness Warrior’ gives Teddy Roosevelt his due
How closely is greatness connected with mental instability? Is it possible to live a deeply impassioned life and…
Business
HUD to introduce new variation of reverse mortgage
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will soon announce a new reverse mortgage alternative aimed at…
Business
Quitclaim deed: Is it needed?
Question: I have another question about quitclaim deeds. My wife owned a house prior to our marriage. After…
Business
Read fine print before helping kids with leases
The oven didn’t work, so the barbecue was constantly fired up in the tiny back yard. The sofa…
Business
New housing market rules force buyers, sellers to adapt
The American dream of homeownership is still attainable. Buyers just have to deal with a new set of…
Business
Price home right if you want to sell
Question: I have been trying unsuccessfully to sell my home for the last few weeks after being told…
Business
Sour market forces homeowners to become landlords
DETROIT — A growing number of homeowners are finding out what it means to be a landlord after…
Business
Land the house you want with lease-option deal
National surveys attempting to determine the best places to live continue to include several college towns. The small-town…
Business
Federal aid coming to ‘underwater’ borrowers
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is trying to jump-start its sputtering attempts to tackle the foreclosure crisis with…
Business
Open houses easier to find on real estate Web sites
Finding open houses in the Puget Sound region is getting easier — click-and-scroll easy.
Business
What to do when surveys conflict
Question: I purchased my property in 1987. The surveyor had iron bars and wooden stakes at all four…