Real Estate Issues 2014

MORTGAGE & FINANCE news

4 mortgage-rate trends for 2014

http://realestate.msn.com/four-mortgage-rate-trends-for-2014#1

Homeowners living in flood-prone areas are getting relief from big spikes in insurance costs

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/obama-signs-relief-flood-insurance-hike-23009892

REAL ESTATE news

Where are prices headed over the next 5 years?

http://www.keepingcurrentmatters.com/2014/03/10/where-prices-are-headed-over-the-next-5-years-2/?inf_contact_key=8c5a36f588a512a67f31a1b8303113e974eeff971a298d384830c50fba5e4641

25 backyard landscaping ideas – just in time for the sunny weather

http://www.hgtvgardens.com/photos/landscape-and-hardscape-photos/backyard-landscaping-ideas?affiliate=blocker&omnisource=SEM&c1=RSS_Outbrain&c2=Outbrain&c3=RSS&c4=23-Backyard-Landscaping-Ideas-23-photos

LOCAL news

King County property valuations nearly back to 2008 level

http://www.seattlepi.com/realestate/article/King-County-property-valuations-nearly-back-to-5236180.php

Bellingham named eighth-best US downtown

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2014/03/bellingham-named-eighth-best-u-s-downtown.html?iana=ind_rre

WEEKLY DOSE OF awesomeness

You won’t lose your keys, TV remote or kids again thanks to a couple of Boeing engineers

http://www.geekwire.com/2014/boeing-engineers-create-pebblebee-never-lose-keys-kids-tv-remote/

TITLE & ESCROW info

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http://www.cwtitle.net/title-and-escrow-resources/