NEWS

MORTGAGE & FINANCE news

 

Mortgage rates edging closer to historically low levels

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/where-we-live/wp/2014/04/10/mortgage-rates-fall-ahead-of-spring-home-buying-season/

 

Tips for first time homebuyers

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlerealestate/2014/04/09/tips-for-first-time-home-buyers/

 

Home sales may surge following on heels of spring mortgages

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-31/home-sales-in-u-s-poised-to-surge-with-spring-mortgages.html

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE news

 

Staging to sell, curb appeal key to selling your home even in a hot market

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2014/04/staging-curb-appeal-most-important-when-home.html

 

Reducing clutter in our homes, helps eliminate drains on our time, health and emotions

http://seattletimes.com/html/homesrealestate/2023278357_hreecoconsumer06xml.html

 

The outdoor office and other outdoor home trends for 2014/2015

http://www.infolink.com.au/c/Adbri-Masonry/Key-2014-2015-trends-to-transform-your-outdoor-space-n2505928

 

LOCAL news

 

Sale and sprucing up of old Everett Herald building may draw more into the downtown core

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2014/04/big-property-in-downtown-everett-sells-whats-next.html

 

Lack of inventory holding back the Snohomish County real estate market

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140403/BIZ/140409682

 

Inventory shortage in Seattle and Snohomish county reflected in rising prices

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2014/04/severe-inventory-shortage-sends-seattle-area.html

 

 

 

WEEKLY DOSE OF awesomeness

 

Even in Amazon’s hometown, independent bookstores may actually have a chance

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/12/us/bookstores-in-seattle-soar-and-embrace-an-old-nemesis-amazoncom.html

 

Wouldn’t you love to live on one of these “branches”

http://stylepantry.com/2014/03/26/luxury-high-rise-that-simulate-white-tree/

 

 

 

TITLE & ESCROW info

Our region has so much to offer, entertainment and culture, sports and recreation and so much more.  Click on the link below -- select “community links” and you'll find quick links to main attractions and related information. 

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