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• Rain City Mortgage Rates (17)
  • synthetik: ALERT: if you are planning on closing a mortgage with loan amounts of $417,001-$567,500 by the end of the year, you are a freaking moron. Deflation folks....
  • ARDELL: Sorry, thought sampai’s comment was on my post where we were talking about his condo post. Didn’t mean to hijack your post, Rhonda I’m a...
  • Kary L. Krismer: Ardell, re #13, if that was in response to #10, what I was referencing was rapid appreciation over a short period of time, not absolute value. If...
  • Rhonda Porter: If your loan amount is over the conforming limits of $506k, you may be better off with a small local bank or credit union–there still is not a...
• $7,500 1st Time Buyer “Credit” is a LOAN (33)
  • Kristi: I have a question, If we purchase a home and close on February 6, 2009 when will we recieve the $7,500? Right away, not until we file our 2009 taxes?
• Did the recent market shift affect Hitler too? (28)
  • Kary L. Krismer: I don’t listen to enough of those people to know. Maybe Rogers? The problem is you need someone that’s consistently one position to...
  • Eleua: KLK, Would you care to name a particular “broken clock?”
  • Alan: Take a look at these quotes from Taleb: http://www.fooledbyrandomness. com/imbeciles.htm
• Wells Fargo to Cut Jobs in Wholesale Lending (2)
  • Russ: Rhonda: You are correct. The true broker market is going to be decimated. There will not be any mom & pop broker shops anymore. All of the lenders are...
• Nana needs a booster seat by tomorrow night (16)
  • ARDELL: The airlines are charging for every bag and item these days! We borrowed Joan’s, which was a blessing. It’s not even 2 p.m. of day one and I...

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• Inman | Redfin Corporate Blog: Holy Guacamole! Move.com Squares Off with Redfin
• SF Peninsula Real Estate Guru: Good info on mortgage relief and modification programs
• 4realz.net: 4realz Roundtable: Effect of FDIC/Treasury Actions on Home Buyers and Real Estate Industry
• Real real estate porn: 360Digest
• Coastal Real Estate and Lifestyles: Loan Modification: The next wave?
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• The Hotlist: President Barack Obama
• Days on market, buying or selling: Charleston Real Estate Blog
• FHA Book: Ever Changing FHA
• A Generous People - Puyallup: Mortgage Interest Rates for Puyallup and Beyond
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• Kirkland Highlands Real Estate Buzz: Where’s The Kirkland Highlands’ Weekly Real Estate Buzz?
• The Hotlist: Foreclosures have been a theme on RCG la …
• Real Estate Blogs for the Consumer: 7-  Rhonda Porter writes on her blog “The Mortgage Porter” When an appraisal...