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You can always find real-time traffic information online or by dialing 5-1-1. To learn more about what WSDOT is doing, go to wsdot.wa.gov/news for pictures videos, news and blogs. SR 522 in Bothell gets a new traffic signal If you're headed through Bothell on SR 522, be prepared to slow down and ...

This past year has been unlike any other. The crisis in the financial markets seems to be the top story on every news channel. But many of the reporters don't understand what really happened...and what may happen next. I'm pleased to share with you a short video that was given to me by L'Tanya Te...

372 Shangri La Way NW Issaquah, WA 98027 New Price: $338,818Bedrooms: 2Bathrooms: 2.5 Year Built: 2003MLS: 28079287 Contemporary finishes & elegant details lead you through airy and open rooms flooded with natural light. Gaze out your expansive windows at the timbered mountains and lush woodland...

KIRKLAND, Wash. (Dec. 4, 2008) - "Real estate microclimates can behave very differently," according to one industry leader in commenting on the latest report from Northwest Multiple Listing Service. On first glimpse, the statistics for much of Western Washington indicate a market slowdown persist...

15310 Macadam Rd South Road S, #A202 Tukwila, WA, 98188 New Price: $224,818Bedrooms: 2Bathrooms: 2Square Feet: 1,192 Year Built: 1997MLS: 28034724 This beautiful condominium boasts an incredible balcony with wrap around views of Mt Rainier & the valley. You'll love the nine foot ceilings & overs...

Posted by David Edwards under For Sellers, Regional - West, General Information, Statistics, Tax Income tax, sales tax, estate tax, excise tax, alternative minimum tax...and just when you thought you'd paid them all...along comes your property tax bill as a homeowner. But did you know that the Na...

Bonds and home loan rates spent last week testing their previous best levels of 2008, and finally rallied on Friday to reach their best levels not just of 2008 but of the last five years. Stocks, meanwhile, were under pressure throughout the week waiting to see whether Congress would approve emer...

Posted by David Edwards under For Buyers, For Realty Professionals, General Information, Credit Scoring, Mortgage Market Updates, Tax, Loans A Reverse Mortgage is a home loan which allows you to borrow from the equity that you have built up in your home over time. Unlike other loans or lines of c...

Last week's Jobs Report wasn't the worst record breaker of all time but it showed a loss of 533,000 jobs during the month of November, which represented the most job losses the US has seen in 35 years. And adding more pain to the Report were heavy downward revisions for September and October, whi...

The US Treasury announced that it is going to buy five hundred billion dollars worth of mortgage bonds and 100 billion dollars worth of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac corporate debt. The Federal Reserve Bank has a plan to purchase mortgage bonds as well.  There was a reference in the news that the Fe...