When will the rulers of this country stop making the rules tougher? It appears HUD is about to raise FHA down payment requirements to 5%. Prior to the meltdown it was 3%. Now it is 3.5%. For young...

Some of us make mistakes, on our tax returns and on our daily activities. I about made one yesterday with a Peackock. A client of our mortgage branch made one last year on his tax return. Both of...

I hope you realize it but your chances to secure a loan modification or credit card modification are somewhere between - slim….. and none…. Think of it logically. Banks don’t have a reputation...

   I HAVE! This is part 3 of a series on short sales: Why would someone do a short sale? The logic seems wierd in a way, doing something your mother taught you not to do. However,...

Luxury homes in Las Vegas are as plentiful as are the designs and character that have been built into them. Some are strikingly...

Posted by Kathleen Cragun I think that Santa must really have gotten run over by a reindeer!  And just before his biggest night of the year.   The reindeer in question? Check the story out at Issaquah Undressed.com, click here

When I started in the mortgage business I worked for a bank. Our rates weren’t great. I didn’t make a lot of money per transaction - they did. But it was great training. I next was recruited by a mortgage company. Things got better. I moved from...

VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico – Four suspected members of a cartel-aligned hit squad have been arrested in the slaying of the family of a Mexican marine hailed as a hero for dying in a raid that killed a top drug lord. Tabasco state Attorney General Rafael...

They better, Microsoft better have a Wave plan that is. With a rivalry of the major type, this one is important. I have been studying Google Wave. It will impact how homes are marketed. It is as significant as virtual tours, multiple photos, and on...

Yes, we bank at KeyBank. No they didn’t ask me to post this. Today we helped our son and his family work through the possibilities of purchasing a short sale for under 50% of what it cost the current owner to build. Everyone from the buyer to the...