Foreclosure Filings Climbing; 4 States Account For Half Of Nationwide Activity

Foreclosed homes are a hot market throughout Washington — and supplies are ramping up. According to foreclosure-tracking firm RealtyTrac, October’s foreclosure filings rose 7 percent to 231,000 filings nationwide. A “foreclosure filing” is any one of the following...

Washington State Mortgage Rates This Week : November 14, 2011

Amid a dearth of new U.S. economic data, Eurozone developments led mortgage markets down in last week’s holiday-shortened trading week. Mortgage rates across Washington worsened slightly, increasing week-over-week for the first time in a month. Freddie Mac reports the average 30-year fixed rate...

Why You Should Use A Mortgage Broker (video)

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Banks Resume Tightening Mortgage Guidelines

As part of its quarterly survey to member banks nationwide, the Federal Reserve asked senior loan officers whether last quarter’s “prime” residential mortgage guidelines have tightened, loosened, or remained as-is. A “prime” borrower is defined as one with a well-documented,...

This Holiday Season, Think Twice Before Saving 15 Percent At The Register

With Halloween behind us, retailers are in the Holiday Spirit. Businesses know that consumers spent a median $556 on holiday gifts last year and they want this year to be just as strong. That’s why it’s barely November and, already, Black Friday ads clog our mailboxes and the airwaves. Retailers...