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WA State Real Estate Agents are now Brokers.

Jillayne Schlicke on 07 1, 2010 | 5 Comments

On July 1, 2010, real estate salespeople in Washington State will become brokers.  It's taken the Department of Licensing a total of seven years from initial research to the final implementation ha

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Predatory Short Sale Negotiators

Jillayne Schlicke on 02 5, 2010 | 37 Comments

I received a call the other day from a consumer who was in the process of purchasing a short sale home.  The homeowner has defaulted on her mortgage and the trustee sale auction has been postponed a

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New Construction — does that property even legally EXIST?

Craig on 01 19, 2010 | 22 Comments

This post is not legal advice. For legal advice, consult an attorney in person and not via a blog. I recently had the opportunity to submit an offer on behalf of a client for a new construction hom

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A Small Window of Opportunity for Washington State Unlicensed Loan Originators (Correspondent Lenders aka CLAs)

Rhonda Porter on 05 30, 2009 | 28 Comments

June 1, 2009 Update:  I just got off the phone with someone in the licensing department at DFI.   They hope to have more information available soon for mortgage originator licensing.  Some details

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