Why the SBA Won’t Partner With Alternative Lenders – WSJ.com
In a recent Forbes column, the CEO of Lendio, posed the question: “Should the SBA Make Room for Alternative Lenders?” His argument was that banks aren’t the only place small businesses can go for capital anymore and that alternative lenders have a “big role to play in the future of small business lending.” About the […]
How Young People Can Get Rich Slowly – Business Insider
Hurdle number one People spend too much money. They decide that they need the newest iPhone, the most fashionable clothes, the fanciest car, or a Cancun vacation. Say you’re earning $50,000 per year, 15% of which is $7,500, or $625 per month. In this day and age, that’s a painfully thin margin of saving, and […]
Elite Colleges Don’t Buy Happiness for Graduates – WSJ.com
A new Gallup survey of 30,000 college graduates of all ages in all 50 states has found that highly selective schools don’t produce better workers or happier people, but inspiring professors—no matter where they teach—just might. The poll, undertaken this spring, is part of a growing effort to measure how well colleges do their jobs. […]
Washington Residential Seller Financing Requirements
Residential Seller Financing The activity of financing the sale of residential real estate is regulated at both the state and federal levels. In Washington the Consumer Loan Act, chapter 31.04 RCW and chapter 208-620 WAC, regulates the lending of money or extension of credit for family, personal, or household use. This includes financing residential mortgages […]
At Age 50, ‘Senior’ Benefits Begin for IRAs and 401(k)s for Retirement – WSJ.com
Most people over 50 know about the “senior” discounts they can get on travel, restaurants and the like. But what many DON’T know is that there are also investment perks for the over-50 set. Maybe they aren’t as sexy as lower prices for movies—but they can be a lot more lucrative. Here’s a look at […]
Spokane and Washington Foreclosure Data
SPOKANE COUNTY FORECLOSURES STATEWIDE FORECLOSURES
Updated Spokane County Real Estate Statistics and Foreclosure Trends Summary
SPOKANE COUNTY REAL ESTATE TRENDS & MARKET INFO Summary Market Trends Foreclosure Trends FORECLOSURE RATES FOR SPOKANE COUNTY, WA March 2014 Spokane County, WA 1 in every 1052 via Spokane County Real Estate Statistics and Foreclosure Trends Summary – RealtyTrac Real Estate.
How To Stay Motivated Working From Home – Business Insider
Working from home has plenty of perks. You have a two-second commute, more flexibility, and fewer distractions. That’s part of the reason why the number of people who work from home at least one day per week rose from 9.5 million in 1999 to 13.4 million in 2010, according to the U.S. Census. But, for […]
WHY BEING A TENANT IN SEATTLE IS SO EXPENSIVE – ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE MARKETS
The New Math of Renting vs. Buying – WSJ.com.
FROM TODAY’S WALL STREET JOURNAL – BRING ON THE BACON!…The Questionable Link Between Saturated Fat and Heart Disease – WSJ.com
The Questionable Link Between Saturated Fat and Heart Disease Are butter, cheese and steak really bad for you? The dubious science behind the anti-fat crusade By NINA TEICHOLZ May 2, 2014 6:48 p.m. ET “Saturated fat does not cause heart disease”—or so concluded a big study published in March in the journal Annals of Internal […]