Seattle Housing Market Remains Strong
Solid job growth and a high demand for homes help fuel sales.
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Park Model Shipments Topping Last Year (Reg Req'd) RPTIA reported 5,281 shipments during the first six months of this year compared with 4,762 shipments last year, including a 15% increase in the first quarter and 7% gain in
Mutual Funds & Personal Finance Many investors have tax-deferred accounts like an IRA and 401 as well as taxable investment accounts.read more...
W. Jordan man wins bad-mortgage contest (Deseret Morning News) Jeremy Wagner of West Jordan has been selected by Your Home Advocate LLC as having the worst mortgage experience after falling behind in his house payments.read more...
Capital One Reports Loss From Closing Mortgage Unit (Washington Post) Capital One Financial of McLean posted its first quarterly loss ever, from the expense of shutting down its mortgage lender, and warned of additional challenges in the credit card and
Mortgage applications fall to lowest in a year (Reuters via Yahoo! News) U.S. mortgage applications sank last week to the lowest level since the end of last year despite falling borrowing costs, an industry trade group said on Thursday.read more...
Generator money sent to wealthier pockets When Wilma knocked out power across South Florida, tens of thousands of people wheeled generators out of home improvement centers and fired them up in their driveways.Commentread more...