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    • Kary L. Krismer: I’d agree with that. On the bank issue I once saw a loan officer try to convince an elderly man that a HELOC was the better than a reverse...
    • Rhonda Porter: Kary, the phrase “mortgage brokers” is often wrongly used in the media…I believe in many cases, it should be replaced with “loan...
    • Kary L. Krismer: Yes, I’m aware of that. When Cuomo made the allegations I was surprised that it was WAMU he was going after, because it was always some mortgage...
    • Rhonda Porter: Kary, this was caused by Cuomo investigating WaMU for strong-arming appraisers to meet certain values and then blacklisting them if they did not. This...
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    • Kary L. Krismer: Jillayne emailed me the letter that was the result of that representation at the meeting. That’s what I was working off of.
    • Rhonda Porter: Kary, re. 37: I believe DOR has stated at a recent Escrow Assoc. meeting that excise tax is due on the loan amount when dealing with a short...
    • Rhonda Porter: I couldn’t agree with Gene’s comment more: “This is NOT a case where there was a natural disaster. This is mostly a case of a rampant...
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    • Kary L. Krismer: Which again is another reason to have a clause providing for an automatic extension if the transaction doesn’t close due to a reason not the...
    • Rhonda Porter: Last night watching the news, it reminded me of the earthquake we had a few years back during a busy time in the market. It didn’t matter if...

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Goodbye Sonics… We Will Miss YOU!

Like Ardel said, bye bye Sonics. From the start of the trial, the City looked like a bunch of Rookies playing against The Celtics. It is unfortunate the poor political leadership of Washington (Gregoire, Sims, Nickels and the Seattle Council and then some) is not confident in their own decisions to call a spade a [...]

Posted: July 2nd, 2008 under General Real Estate.
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Goodbye and Good Luck, Sonics!!!

I already feel the void…

Posted: July 2nd, 2008 under Community.
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