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• Government Intervention in Foreclosure (38)
  • tj: I would like free healthcare for everyone, free college and state or government sponsored daycare and old age homes. Yes, I would be prepared to pay for it,...
  • Kary L. Krismer: Jillayne emailed me the letter regarding the excise tax issue. I’ve only spent about 10 minutes on this, but here are my initial impressions:...
  • Kary L. Krismer: Actually, cram-down means forcing a plan on a dissenting group of creditors. In practice though it’s come to mean what Jillayne indicated....
  • ARDELL: Any news on not taxing people on the shortfall?
• Mother Nature Happens… (2)
  • Tim: Funny you post this. Lynlee just grabbed my daughter and headed out the door to head down to the Snohomish bridge in downtown Snohomish to check out the river....
  • Kary L. Krismer: We had a reappraisal last year (I think) on some property on 10th Ave at the north end of Broadway in Seattle. Not anywhere near a river. The one...
• Top 10 Reasons NOW is the time to buy (43)
  • ARDELL: That’s a little steep. Maybe buy an FHA down to the conventional rate and the conventional rate down to 4.5%?
  • Rhonda Porter: Ardell, ballpark–around 2.75% points based on a quick glance on some rate sheets from this afternoon. (Tomorrow morning, when markets reopen, this...
• It’s Official: New Conventional Guidelines for Ordering Appraisals (3)
  • leanne finlay: This sounds like a big, expensive, backwards step to me. I think lenders do want assurance that the appraiser is qualified, and having a clearing house...
• Start 2009 by recognizing the unrecognized (11)
  • Jillayne Schlicke: by doing lots of research on the L.O. before selecting them. Just a simple friends/family blind referral isn’t good enough because the...

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• A Wonderful Article about Changing Focus | Nick Bostic: Paradigm Shift
• Links Back to the Week That Was 1/4: at Rain City Guide, Ardell penned a post about balloon frame housing and the...
• RealCentralVA - And No End in Sight | Real Central VA: Four Years of Blogging
• Kenmore Undressed: Estately.com, Technology and the Future of Real Estate Services
• Real Central VA: Being selective
• The Notorious R.O.B.: Realtors vs. Lawyers: Social Media
• National Association of Mortgage Fiduciaries: DFI Speaks Out on Loan Modifications
• National Association of Mortgage Fiduciaries: Fee Splitting
• 4realz.net: The trouble with Marc’s approach to Twitter
• Buy or Sell Utah County Real Estate with Susan Jackson, CENTURY 21 Bushnell REALTOR®: Being Safe When Your Home is...
• Rain City Guide: Is the housing market performing “as expected”?
• Real Central VA: Wrapping Up Tuesday’s Radio Appearance
• From Rain City Guide: Should I Buy A House Now?: Part III: Don’t Pay Off Bad Credit
• From Rain City Guide: Should I Buy A House Now?: Part II: Count All The Money You Wasted This Year
• From Rain City Guide: Should I Buy A House Now?: Part I: Should I Buy A House Now?
• Home Pricing Comments: LifeStyle Denver
• Northern Virginia Real Estate Voice: Hope Now is “Unavailable”
• 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