Friday’s Rates

Rhonda Porter on 10 30, 2009 | No Comments

Conforming Mortgage Rates (loan amounts up to $417,000 for 1-unit properties). The conforming rate quote below is based on owner occupied with a mid-low credit score of 740 or higher, "full doc" purchase with a sales price of $500,000 and a loan amount of $400,000 single family dwelling (non condo). This scenario includes reserves (taxes & insurance) not being waived. Rates quot…

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What’s Happening with the $8,000 homebuyer credit?

ARDELL on 10 29, 2009 | 12 Comments

What's Happening with the $8,000 homebuyer credit?

Post Updated based on Info available as of 11/5/09 - No significant changes, but a few minor ones, so if you first read this back when I wrote it on 10/29/2009, take another look at the updates. Th…

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Lawyers Provide Better Representation – Part 4 of 4

Craig on 10 27, 2009 | 77 Comments

Please Note: This post is a thinly-veiled, shameless plug for a new business venture. If you find such a post offensive, please do not read further. In three prior posts, I discussed the advantages of using an attorney, rather than a traditional real estate agent, particularly when buying a home. This post provides the fourth and final reason why this is true, and it also suggests at least one alternative model for the real estate industry that might do a better job of providing buyers with high quality representation. Today, real estate agents are considered to be representatives of t…

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Historic homes made for Halloween

Tim on 10 26, 2009 | 4 Comments

Historic homes made for Halloween

This home is in Snohomish and is probably familiar to a few who visit the area or live in the community. [caption id="attachment_7861" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Homes that seem made fo…

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Mortgage Rates for a Rainy Seattle

Rhonda Porter on 10 23, 2009 | No Comments

Since I was at Blog World last Friday, the arrows actually represent the change from what I quoted on Friday, October 9th.  I'm going to try something new with posting mortgage rates (time permitting)... Friday's I'll continue to post rates here at Rain City Guide and instead of posting rates again at Mortgage Porter on Friday's...I'll post rates at Mortgage Porter on Mondays.  Thoughts? I hope to see everyone at the Rain City Guide Tweet-up in just over in hour!  :) Conforming Mortgage Rates (loan amounts up to $417,000 for 1-unit properties). The conforming rate quote below is based…

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