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  • Two Flaws with the new Good Faith Estimate (6)
    • Jeff: I won’t use the current GFE too….I use Calyx Point….I’ll just create a customized doc that with do the same thing as the bottom section...
    • Rhonda Porter: Jeff, I forgot to thank you for pointing out the payment is under “summary of your loan” however, as you mention, it does not break out...
    • Rhonda Porter: Jeff, I’m hoping we can redisclose if needed. I tend to “over estimate” on my preliminary GFE’s and I explain to clients that...
    • Jeff: The monthly payment is listed under the “Summary of Your Loan” on page one….the fourth block. It is shown as principal, interest and mortgage...
  • HUD Passes RESPA Reform, New GFE Coming in 2010 (45)
    • JM: The 10% increase only comes into play if you “identify” the service provider. HUD wants to give the consumer control of the process, which is fine. The...
  • Predatory Upfront Loan Modification Fees (207)
    • Tanya: I have been a LO for several years. I didn’t put borrowers in homes they couldn’t afford. I didn’t charge prepayment penalities for my profit....
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    • tj: And to be sure there is no misunderstanding in such an important matter, the tip applies when you attach a seat that has it’s own harness using the...
    • tj: That should be “I’m sure mom already knows”, i.e your daughter.
    • tj: It’s really good to see among all this economic turbulence that exposes greedy crocks and thiefs allover the place that people like Joan is also around. Very...
  • Did the recent market shift affect Hitler too? (22)
    • Reba Haas: Jillayne, sorry for the delay, I’ve been traveling today to visit family. Short sale purchases are going well and I’m part of an investment...

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RCG’s New Look!

So, it finally happened.  After a few years of the same theme, I gave RCG a new look last night.
There are more than a few changes to the site, but the one that will probably stick out the most are:

New theme.  I based it on the Andreas theme by Andreas Viklund.  It’s the same theme [...]

RCG Home Seach is now Powered by Estately!

RCG Home Seach is now Powered by Estately!  

What Drives an Active Online Community?

You do with your comments!
When I give talks about the value of blogs, I always brag about how active the rain city guide community is, but I hadn’t thought to try quantify it until I saw John Cook’s post this morning.
Over the past 3+ years, we’ve had 30,802 comments from 1,744 posts!
This is an [...]

Estately wins most innovative web service…

… at Real Estate Connect!
A huge congratulation goes out ot long-time rain city guide contributor Galen Ward for continuing to innovate with the real estate search site Estately!

Join me for a Housing Market Conversation with Lawrence Yun

I don’t normally cross-post between 4realz.net and Rain City Guide, but tomorrow I’m having a conversation with the Chief Economist of the National Association of REALTORS that I think will interest many people in the Rain City Guide community.   We’re going to be talking about the effect that the recent news associated with the FDIC [...]

Join us for a Ballard Conversation with Cory & Kate @ 4pm

I’m really excited that today’s episode of Rain City Radio will feature Cory and Kate of MyBallard.   I have an obvious Ballard-bias because I think it is one of the best areas in all of Seattle, so it should be a lot of fun to explore this neighborhood with some of the best local bloggers!
You [...]

Rain City Radio with Justin of the Capitol Hill Blog at 4pm!

As I mentioned last week, this next episode of Rain City Radio will feature Justin of the Capitol HIll Blog!  So, if you want to learn about the ins-and-outs of this great neighborhood in Seattle, then check in with us at 4pm today (July 8th).
And if you want to call in to ask your own [...]

Rain City Radio: Join the Conversation with Tim Ellis today at 4pm!

Please join us as we have a conversation about the Seattle bubble and the Naked Loon starting at 4pm PST!
All it takes to get involved is a telephone OR an internet connection:   You can call in to listen to the show via any phone… You can log into TalkShoe to stream the show to [...]

SocialNotes for Blog Posts?

SocialNotes for Blog Posts?  
Click the button below to try out this tool from PopularMedia that makes it that much easier to share articles with others. If I get positive feedback, I’ll add it to all the posts on RCG!

Next Week on Rain City Radio: Tim Ellis

Fresh off an great conversation with Tracy Record of the West Seattle Blog, I’m really excited to have Tim on our show next week!   I’m sure we’ll talk about all things Seattle bubble as well as Tim’s great new parody project: Naked Loon.
Please set aside Tuesday, July 1st at 4pm to join us!   And if [...]