Increase in Interest Rates Begins to Hurt Market
Following is a noteworthy piece published in The Wall Street Journal yesterday with additional commentary from attorney Scott Weitz. A rise in interest... Read More
Nationwide and Seattle Housing Update [Video]
Below is a noteworthy segment from CNBC Realty Check discussing the drop in home sales for the month of July 2013. Highlights... 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... 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,... 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... 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... 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... Read More
More Foreclosure Trouble Ahead [Video]
Here is an interesting video from WSJ.com featuring Rick Sharga of Realty Trac, a group that tracks foreclosures nationwide: Mr. Sharga explains... 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... Read More
Lowering Your Mortgage Payments
If you are like many people right now and behind on your mortgage payments, you can lower your mortgage payments in a... Read More