North Sound Property News

The news in real estate this week is the implosion of the lending market, with American Home Mortgage and now Novastar forced to shut down on margin calls.  Of the two, the decision by AHM to close is the more surprising, because unlike many of the other lenders that have been affected by this spring […]

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Seattle made another top 10 list this week. Unfortunately, it was the Forbes list of Top 10 Least Affordable Cities. According to the Forbes article,
“A lot of it has to do with regulations and zoning,” says Robert Bruegmann,a history and urban planning professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago.“The higher cost of doing business–and […]

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Mukilteo’s mayor got a raise, but the pay is still less than the mayors of other nearby cities of similar size, and by my estimation, he is also paid less than the salary of a good administrative assistant. Now, I don’t purport to be an expert, but I am thinking the job of mayor […]

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I’m a bit short on time today, but I’ve been saving up tidbits for the blog in my Google Reader, so I’m going to round ‘em up and head ‘em out!
This year’s Seattle Street of Dreams home show is now in progress. This SOD differs from previous years in that the show is incorporating a […]

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1. Pay off or pay down your credit cards. However, do not consolidate your credit cards or close accounts. Pay them off or down, but keep the accounts open. Length of established credit is one of the criteria that affects your credit. Longer is better.
2. Make payments on time, every time, […]

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