I was asked this question by one of my friends on Facebook: "I was listening to one of your videos from last Monday and you mentioned something about a tax credit for people who has owned their homes for the...
Topics: First Time Home Buyer, home buyer, irs, Legislation, move up, repeat, Residential Purchase, tax credit

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It's a short week with the Thanksgiving celebration beginning on Thursday. In the Seattle/Bellevue area, if you're recording a real estate transaction such as a purchase or refinance, the week is even shorter since King County is closed on...
Topics: Interest Rates

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If I wanted a super long title to this article--it should actually read: "5 Days Left for FHA Streamline Refi's Without Appraisals with Closing Costs Rolled Into the Loan Amount"... but that's just too long. Back in late September I...
Topics: 620, Appraisals, credit, fha, no appraisal, refi, Refinance, streamline, washington

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I'm just reading through the Fed's press release which announces that they are leaving the Fed Funds rate unchanged at 0-0.25%. Good news for those of you with variable rates on your home equity loans--your rate is not going up...yet....
Topics: The Fed - FOMC

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This week is packed with economic data that can impact the direction of mortgage interest rates. Here's a quick snapshot of potential market movers: Monday, November 2: Pending Home Sales and ISM Index (both came in better than anticipated)....
Topics: Interest Rates

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