You've been paying your mortgage faithfully every month - even as your home's value has plummeted quicker than Charlie Sheen's image. You watch as your neighbors walk away from their mortgages and you wonder why you shouldn't do the same. The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city index shows pr
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04/27/2011
It's no surprise that with the current economic straits our various communities are in that the city of Edmonds also has issues. One ongoing issue is the lack of funds to pave our streets. Here's a good overview of what city leaders are considering. Come August, it looks like we'll be asked to vo
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04/27/2011
In a previous post I mentioned that a new national economic study had suggested that the (national) housing market would lag the overall economic recovery. And while it's always nice to get the "big picture" sense of how we're doing, it's also very important to localized and focus on our own ar
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03/10/2011
New data is out that suggests that the housing market will continue to lag the overal economic recovery. "Housing continues to wallow in its modern-day depression as low interest rates are being more than canceled by the glut of new product created during the bubble years of 2004-2007, the tidal
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03/10/2011
You may be leaving serious money on the table every year by failing to deduct certain allowable costs from your taxable income. And to add salt to that financial wound? Uncle Sam will never complain or let you know that you "forgot your wallet" as you leave. Every dollar you fail to deduct can
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03/04/2011
Here's some good news that should help make selling (and buying) a home a little easier: Last year the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced that it intended to cut the maximum seller contributions from 6 percent to 3 percent for purchasers using FHA-insured mortgages. Seller concessions
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03/03/2011
1400 121st St SW EVERETT, WA Nicely appointed "Built Green" home 3BR/2+1BA Single Family House $270,000 Year Built 2006 Sq Footage 1,917 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2 full, 1 partial Floors 2 Parking 2 Car garage Lot Size 3,000 sqft HOA/Maint $30 per month DescriptionBuilt Green home with updated touch
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03/03/2011
I'm taking more and more listings these days. In part because folks need to sell because of economic and financial considerations. But also because they see an opportunity to "buy up" in this market. For many, though, finding inexpensive updates can be not just a nice perk, but a necessity. Her
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03/03/2011
New stats came out this month that show our neck of the woods is still suffering from economic jet lag. For the Edmonds/Lynnwood/Mountlake Terrace neighborhoods, housing sales volumes dropped from 158 homes sold last September to 126 this September, for a drop of 20.3%. Year to date, though, we
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11/02/2010
The folks at St. Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church will be hosting its 21st Annual Egyptian Bazaar & Dinner on November 6, 2010 at the Edmonds Yacht Club at the Edmonds Marina (326 Admiral Way, #100). The festival offers Pharaonic Costume Photo Session, Freshly Baked Egyptian Desserts, Authentic Egyp
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11/02/2010
