Robert R. Rowley PS

Attorney at Law


Author: Robert R. Rowley PS

8 Money Mistakes to Avoid on Your Way to Being Wealthy | Entrepreneur.com

8 Money Mistakes to Avoid on Your Way to Being Wealthy | Entrepreneur.com

There is a difference between being rich and having wealth. Wealth is the abundance of something in such surplus that no conditions can destroy it. Making a lot of money is one thing, getting rich another. Creating wealth, well, that’s what very few people ever learn. You have heard the expression “get rich quick,” but you will […]

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Social Media Explained – Pretty Much Sums It Up….

Social Media Explained – Pretty Much Sums It Up….

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In 2013 – 56% of Washington State Homebuyers Were First-Time Buyers

In 2013 – 56% of Washington State Homebuyers Were First-Time Buyers

New data show that first-time home buyers aren’t playing as big a role in the mortgage market as they did a few years ago, when prices were lower and a big tax credit fueled a surge of sales. The research from the Federal Housing Finance Agency looks at the share of mortgages taken out by […]

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Lenders could be held responsible for upkeep of foreclosed Spokane homes | KREM.com Spokane

Lenders could be held responsible for upkeep of foreclosed Spokane homes | KREM.com Spokane

by RYAN SIMMS & KREM.com Posted on August 16, 2014 at 9:19 AM SPOKANE, Wash. — A solution is in the works in Spokane to help get rid of foreclosed homes that have become eyesores. In Spokane, there are more than 200 properties that have been abandoned and are turning in to hotspots for crime. […]

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You Can Photograph Anything In Plain View In A Public Space Including Law Enforcement Officers And Government Buildings

You Can Photograph Anything In Plain View In A Public Space Including Law Enforcement Officers And Government Buildings

As an attorney I’ve been asked many times over the decades about the legality of taking photographs and videotaping in both public and private spaces.  Washington State and federal law is quite clear that you have a First Amendment right to photograph anything in plain view in a public space including law enforcement officers, public […]

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China’s Loss – The West’s Gain – It’s Best and Brightest….(Wall St Journal – Aug 16, 2014)

China’s Loss – The West’s Gain – It’s Best and Brightest….(Wall St Journal – Aug 16, 2014)

Today, China’s borders are wide open. Almost anybody who wants a passport can get one. And Chinese nationals are leaving in vast waves: Last year, more than 100 million outbound travelers crossed the frontiers. Most are tourists who come home. But rapidly growing numbers are college students and the wealthy, and many of them stay […]

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The utter transformation of US finance, told in one chart – Quartz

The utter transformation of US finance, told in one chart – Quartz

By Matt Phillips @MatthewPhillips This Federal Reserve Bank of New York data elegantly explicates the last decade of American economic life. The lax lending standards of the housing mania sent the number of US home mortgages up to nearly 100 million in early 2008. More recently the lax lending standards of the US subprime auto market […]

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5 Reasons to Hire a Real Estate Professional

5 Reasons to Hire a Real Estate Professional

Whether you are buying or selling a home, it can be quite an adventurous journey.  The 5 Reasons you need a Real Estate Professional in your corner haven’t changed, but have rather been strengthened in recent months due to the projections of higher mortgage interest rates and home prices as the market continues to recover. […]

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70+ useful and funny Google Now voice commands

70+ useful and funny Google Now voice commands

Most Android users are probably familiar with Google’s smart personal assistant Google Now.   One cool feature that came with KitKat are the many new voice commands together with the ability to trigger them by simply saying “Okay Google”. Google also works constantly on new commands  to make Google Now an even more helpful tool.  Google Now has […]

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Spokane recovery lagging behind – Spokesman.com

Spokane recovery lagging behind – Spokesman.com

                                        The recession’s impact seems to affirm the long-repeated axiom that Spokane gets the economic flu later than other cities, but then it takes longer to recover. And it has rekindled talk of whether more-focused strategies […]

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