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Real estate notebook
WASHINGTON — Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in decades for the 10th time in 11 weeks,…
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Profit from loss
Hoping there are big profits to be made in the aftermath of the housing collapse, professional investors are…
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Record-low rates spur boom in refinancing
For anyone under the age of 57, mortgage rates are now the lowest they’ve been during your life.
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County home sales decrease
Homes continued to be a tough sell in Snohomish County last month despite a continued drop in prices.
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Credit scores suddenly plunge
Question: I recently went to one of those credit report websites advertised as free and paid for copies…
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Foreclosure risk now 1 in 10
WASHINGTON — One in 10 American households with a mortgage is at risk of losing its home, and…
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Business briefs: Home sales fall as buyers wait for lower prices
Home prices in many parts of the country scream bargain. So why are houses sitting on the market…
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Detroit in terrible shape and it’s not getting better yet
Times are tough for U.S. commercial property owners, but few have it worse than landlords in Detroit.
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Recycling a house: Everett home goes to make new memories
After 50 years perched on an Everett bluff, the little house at 540 Alverson Blvd. is on the…
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Will home-sales spike have staying power?
LOS ANGELES — Home sales across the Western region of the country posted an annual increase of nearly…
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Fewer Washington homes sold, and for less
SPOKANE — Sales of existing homes in Washington fell in the second quarter, and so did the prices…
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Plenty of credit-checking options for mom-and-pop landlords
Question: My husband and I independently rent a home in our neighborhood. Our question is, how does an…
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Snohomish County home sales slide 15% despite low mortgage rates
EVERETT — If there was any surprise at all in the poor home sales in July, it was…
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Snohomish County home sales slide 15% despite low mortgage rates
EVERETT — If there was any surprise at all in the poor home sales in July, it was…
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Freddie Mac’s leader on the housing market and the future
WASHINGTON — Freddie Mac Chairman John Koskinen has served as interim chief executive of the mortgage giant since…
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Mortgage middlemen may not help struggling homeowners
WASHINGTON — Billions of dollars the government is spending to help financially pressed homeowners avert foreclosure is passing…
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Inspection would sniff out damage from smoke
Question: We recently bought a house after viewing it on a dark, cloudy evening and were dismayed upon…