Hackers’ latest scam: tricking home buyers into wiring them settlement funds – The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/where-we-live/wp/2015/10/12/hackers-latest-scam-tricking-home-buyers-into-wiring-them-settlement-funds/
Construction Workers ‘Left the Business and They Didn’t Come Back’
Where did all the construction workers go? Source: Construction Workers ‘Left the Business and They Didn’t Come Back’
Spending on historic preservation projects soars in Spokane – Spokesman Mobile – Oct. 10, 2015
A good thing for Spokane. http://m.spokesman.com/stories/2015/oct/10/spending-on-historic-preservation-projects-soars-i/
7 Survival Tips for Renting Out Your Home | USAA
https://www.usaa.com/inet/wc/advice-home-rentingoutyourhome?akredirect=true
Bidding Wars Return to Tri-Cities And Seattle – Wall St Journal
But in more than one-third of the 300 largest metropolitan areas tracked by Realtor.com, homes listed for sale in June had been on the market for a median of less than two months. A low median figure indicates rapid turnover in inventory as demand for homes exceeds supply.ENLARGEThose include big markets like San Francisco, with […]
RESPA’s Prohibition Against Referral Fees, Kickbacks, Or Other Things Of Value For Referral Of Business
As Washington State’s residential real estate market heats up, an increasing number of settlement service providers are entering or re-entering the market to provide services to Washington’s consumers. New mortgage loan originators, escrow companies, mortgage brokers, and consumer loan companies should keep in mind the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act’s (RESPA) prohibition against giving or […]
Environmentally friendly features may only generate modest gains when it is time to sell your home
Environmentally friendly features may only generate modest gains when it is time to sell your home When it comes to buying real estate, are people more interested in being “green” or in saving green? A recent study in the Appraisal Journal, a trade-association publication, suggests many house hunters could be more concerned with the latter. […]
Landfills Don’t Always Trash Home Values
Whether garbage dumps and waste sites affect property prices depends on how close they are and how big A person might expect that a landfill would always negatively impact the value of neighboring properties. Not so, says Montana State University professor Richard Ready. While essentially all high-volume landfills drag down surrounding home prices, his research […]
Can A Washington State Landlord Keep A Security Deposit After A Residential Tenant Dies
Washington’s Landlord-Tenant law, Chapt. 59.18 RCW, which governs residential rentals, has no specific provision addressing the death of a tenant. So technically the estate’s executor (often a relative) must step in and resolve the situation in basically the same manner as would a tenant who had simply left before the residential lease expired. When the […]
Home-Equity Lines of Credit See Jump in Delinquencies
Another post-financial crisis hangover looms for banks as principal comes due on lines of credit extended during the property boom. Delinquencies have risen as homeowners face sharply higher monthly payments. Source: Home-Equity Lines of Credit See Jump in Delinquencies