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2013 

I came across this post by Charles Dailey while looking for a good lender for possible referral in Minnesota.  Charles does an outstanding job of setting for the problems that some servicemembers run into while trying to follow PCS orders, and then sets out warnings to servicers who might try to ...
05/31/2013
Spring Brings Sales - In Foreclosures - VI Another Friday, and time for the weekly report on the legal notices about the upcoming foreclosure auctions in the Pierce County area.  As those who have been following this for a bit know, about two months ago there was a spike in listings with 40 one w...
05/31/2013
Spring Brings Sales - In Foreclosures - V This week we find a drop down to only seven (7) foreclosures in the legal notices of the local paper (TNT).  This is down from last week's total of sixteen.   What is interesting about this week's listings is that contrary to last couple times when most o...
05/24/2013
FHA CHANGE in Two Weeks   One of the overlooked changes that will affect all FHA borrowers, and will make things even more challenging in the future, as loan officers have to explain to the borrower why their APR is so much higher than their stated rate. If you are considering having your buyer (...
05/22/2013
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Looks like BoA is playing heartless again.  Though Gail made the three modification payments in a timely manner, BoA has declined the modification.  Please consider reblogging -- liking -- tweeting about this to get them to reconsider. BOA SENT ME A DECLINE LETTER TODAY AS MY HUSBAND WAS BEING AD...
05/17/2013
Spring Brings Sales - In Foreclosures - IV Here we go again, with the numbers climbing again this week.  There were sixteen foreclosure sales listed in the legal notices section of the local newspaper (The Tacoma News Tribune).  This is equal to the total of the last two weeks combined. Of these,...
05/17/2013
Anderson Island Memorial Weekend Pancake Breakfast As they have for many years now, the Anderson Island Fire Department will be putting on their Memorial Weekend Pancake Breakfast.  This year it will be on Sunday, May 26 from 8 am to noon. This fund raiser for the Anderson Island Fire Department ...
05/14/2013
A Break in Our Dry Spell This past weekend, the Seattle-Tacoma area set a record for the longest dry spell to start the month of May.  It had previously been 9 days, but it wasn't until late Saturday or early Sunday (depending on where one was located that this dry spell ended.   In Tacoma, ours ...
05/13/2013
Joe Petrowsky from Connecticutt gives some good words of warning to those who may be having troubles with their credit.  I am in full agreement with him, having recently had a client who spent much money and many months, without getting any results.  When they contacted me, I gave them some advis...
05/13/2013
Spring Brings Sales - In Foreclosures - III As we continue through this spring (acting more like summer here in the Seattle Tacoma area) - the foreclosures continue to show up in the legal notices section of the newspaper. For those who missed it, two weeks ago, there were 40 listings in the loca...
05/10/2013
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