By Jason Wall
Kirsten Grind has a fantastic new investigative report in the Puget Sound Business Journal. In the article Kirsten questions the real reasons behind the closing of Washington Mutual. It now appears that WAMU had enough liquid assets to survive. So why did federal regulators close our locally grown institution so quickly?...
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Recently from Jason Wall
Recently in my office I listened to a story about a Buyer who had just missed out on the house they wanted to call home. How? They waited several days after the home came on the market and by the time they wrote their offer, someone else had beat...
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LEED ~ Leadership in Energy and Enviromental Design: Widely known program on a national basis. LEED is offered through the U.S. Green Building Council. Similar to Built Green, it offers different levels of green certification, which are based on features in a development. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental...
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Put that $8,000 to work for you in the purchase of your first home. FHA plans to allow first time Buyers to use the $8,000 federal tax credit towards their down payment on a home. Through the use of short-term bridge loans, the plan will allow Buyers to borrow the funds...
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I have found that many people are confused by the numerous terms and acronyms in the world of "Green" real estate. So, every few days I will post a new term & definition in the world of "Green". Let's start with a common one these days in real estate...
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Finally there are clear and understandable guidelines to the first time homebuyer credit. Thanks to the IRS (yes the Internal Revenue Service) there is a very nice Q & A page regarding the 2009 first time homebuyer tax credit. Q. What is the credit? A. The first-time homebuyer credit is...
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Happy Earth Day. There are many small things you can do around our home to save a few dollars and live a little more lightly. 1) Install a programmable thermostat. A programmable thermostat prevents the furnace or heating system from running when it is not needed. You can program...
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Newgeography.com released it's annual ranking of best cities for job growth. 'Seattle - Bellevue - Everett' area ranked sixth in 'Large Cities'. Texas took the top five spots on the list with Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Fort Worth & Dallas. The article is by Michael Shires: This year's rankings continue...
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Shaun Donovan, the new secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, has his work cut out for him. But he did clear up his opinion on one thing that many of us felt would be unfair. When asked "We're facing a tidal wave of foreclosures. How do you...
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Allen Jaworski
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Karissa Webster
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Claire Zaner
Associate Broker
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Marjie Cunningham
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Christiaan Bourdrez
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Aune Tietz
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Diane Easley
Associate Broker
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Jason Wall
Associate Broker
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John "Mack" McCoy
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Associate Broker
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