The Basics of a Personal Injury Claim
Personal injury claims are governed by Civil Tort Law. Essentially, a tort is civil wrongful conduct which leads to harm of another. Torts include unintentional wrongs, such as negligence, and... Read More
Blog 3 Columns – Masonry
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Rate of Motorcycle Accidents Increases in Summer Months
As June comes to a close and July approaches, Washington residents will experience an increase in sunny days and all that it brings: joggers, picnics, swimming and, unfortunately, motorcycle collisions.... Read More
The Facts About Dog Bite Injuries
In the United States alone, approximately 4.7 million dog bites occur each year. The majority of bite victims were familiar with the dog, and the incident occurred either on the... Read More
Defending Washington State Judicial Foreclosures
Judicial foreclosure is the exclusive method of foreclosing a straight mortgage as well as, although infrequently utilized, an option to foreclose statutory deeds of trust and real estate contracts. 18... Read More
Increase in Foreclosures Nationwide
While most pundits have been cheering the “real estate recovery,” we have been quietly biting our lips. From what we can tell, based on our clients currently in the foreclosure... Read More
‘Fiscal Cliff’ Update: Senate Deal Keeps Most Tax Cuts
The White House and Mitch McConnell have reached a tentative deal early New Year’s Day. The measure would raise taxes by about $600 billion over 10 years and delay for... Read More
How to Challenge a King County Property Tax Assessment
Annual Valuation Notices The Assessor revalues all property in King County each year and sends out revaluation cards in April, finishing sometime in August, depending on location and/or property type.... Read More
Fortis Group University: IRA Investments
There are three types of retirement accounts (Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEP IRAs) with different contribution, tax and distribution characteristics. We will discuss each of these three and show their... Read More
Fortis Group University: Basic Investment Terms
To help educate investors on some basic trading definitions, below is a brief summary of the terms traders use on a day-to-day basis. Market Order. An order sent immediately to... Read More
Will the Central Banks cancel sovereign debt?
The FT (Financial Times) today has a dynamite article with the abovementioned title by Gavyn Davies, Chairman of Fulcrum Asset Management. As the title suggests, Mr. Davies speculates that the... Read More
Housing Market Update: Don’t Pop the Champagne Yet
Following is a noteworthy piece published in The Fiscal Times yesterday. We think it’s worth a read. A new string of grim housing data confirms what economists and analysts have long... Read More
Short Sales and Your Credit
Effects of short sales: 200-300 point reduction on your FICO score, depending on the borrower. Inability to obtain a mortgage for at least 24 months. Effects of late payments: 30-60... Read More