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• HUD Passes RESPA Reform, New GFE Coming in 2010 (37)
  • Jim G: I agree that for what the purpose of a GFE should be could have been done in 2 pages and made a lot clearer. HUD is also taking the approach that by bundling...
• October King County Home Prices at 10/2005 Level (135)
  • ARDELL: Usually Boards do not need the owners’ approval to increase dues as needed within a certain annual increase cap. Changing the CC&Rs to add new...
  • ARDELL: sampai, Was it your concern, or the lender’s concern? I’ve never seen a lender do that, so we are quite shocked. I’ve even seen places with...
  • sampai: My issue wasn’t with the rental percentage (although that is a long term concern.) It was with the HOA dues not providing for adequate reserves. In this...
  • ARDELL: Sorry I don’t have a link to it, but I believe it is the Washington Condominium Act enacted in 1990 that provided for uniform standards of disclosure via...
• Did the recent market shift affect Hitler too? (10)
  • Jillayne Schlicke: Leanne, Are you unaware of the many people who accurately predicted the bubble and financial devistation? I could give you a list of them if...
  • Rhonda Porter: leanne, I don’t have a problem with people not using their real names–especially our “regulars”. You get to know where...
  • leanne finlay: Kary, I was thinking no one with a REAL name and economics credentials had forecasted this devastating meltdown :-).
• Windermere’s Web Site Strikes Back (35)
  • ARDELL: Robbie, That’s how our tax link works. It shows the max with no warning, but as soon as I see the max number, I know the odds of the search equalling the...
  • Robbie: Matt, Ironically, I feel the exact opposite. I hate having a large area search, only to be shown an empty map saying “we’re sorry there’s too...

• 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
• 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?
• The Seattle Specialist: Google Maps Street View comes to Seattle, and more…
• 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
• Seattle Bubble — News & discussion about real estate & the housing bubble in the Seattle area.: Seattle...
• 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...