News and Market Update

MORTGAGE & FINANCE news

4 ways to pay off your mortgage earlier

http://www.bankrate.com/finance/mortgages/4-ways-to-pay-off-your-mortgage-earlier-1.aspx

Time for home buyers to get off the sidelines

http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-harney-20140427,0,242681.story#axzz30C5d8IYB

Fading middle class perk: Lower mortgage rates

http://www.king5.com/news/business/256706381.html

REAL ESTATE news

10 tips to help you take your home from winter to spring and beyond

http://rismedia.com/2014-04-23/top-10-tips-to-prepare-your-home-for-spring-after-severe-winter/

32 Outrageously fun things you’ll want in your backyard this summer

http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/outrageously-fun-things-youll-want-in-your-backyard-this

25 Amazing facts about solar energy

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/04/20/25-amazing-facts-about-solar.aspx

LOCAL news

44-offer bidding war for this Bellevue home

http://seattle.curbed.com/archives/2014/04/this-465k-bellevue-home-incited-a-44-offer-bidding-war.php

17 local zip codes predicted to soon surpass peak values from before the recession

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/home-values-rising-seattle-metro-area-breaking-dow/nffqj/

10 hottest neighborhoods in Seattle

http://www.seattlemet.com/articles/10-hottest-neighborhoods-in-seattle-may-2014

WEEKLY DOSE OF awesomeness 

Surprise in the attic

http://www.canalina.com/so-theres-a-house-for-sale-in-london-it-seems-normal-til-you-go-to-the-attic-what

TITLE & ESCROW info

Researching schools and school districts? Click on the link below -- select “community links” then “school links” and you’ll find links to websites that will help you find your school district and/or specific school and compare them by report cards, test scores and ratings. http://www.cwtitle.net/title-and-escrow-resources/