By The Tim on September 7, 2012
I received the following email from a reader asking about the federal government’s Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) earlier this week: I have been looking into the HARP 2.0 program to refinance my home. I qualify according to program guidelines, but find it hard to shop interest rates and find lenders that deal honestly with [...]
Posted in Features | Tagged government_meddling, HARP, Interest Rates, Jillayne, mortgages, reader_question, refinancing, Rhonda-Porter
By Jillayne Schlicke on January 30, 2012
A word from The Tim: This post is from long-time Seattle Bubble participant Jillayne Schlicke, real estate educator through her company CE Forward. Jillayne keeps a close watch on legislative issues, and agreed to write up this in-depth analysis of SB 6337 for the readers here. Thanks, Jillayne! Senate Bill 6337 was recently introduced in [...]
Posted in Local, News | Tagged foreclosures, government_meddling, Jillayne, legislation, short sales
By The Tim on January 29, 2012
This poll was active 01.29.2012 through 02.04.2012
Posted in Polls | Tagged government_meddling, Polls
By The Tim on October 27, 2011
Okay, as long as we’re talking politics this week, let’s just dive in head first. I’d like to discuss the latest federal “relief” plan that made news this week. Here’s an AP story from Monday: Obama Offers Mortgage Relief on Western Trip LAS VEGAS — President Barack Obama offered mortgage relief on Monday to hundreds [...]
Posted in News, Opinion | Tagged bailout, government_meddling, HARP, Obama, politics
By The Tim on October 23, 2011
This poll was active 10.23.2011 through 10.29.2011.
Posted in Polls | Tagged government_meddling, interest, Polls, tax deduction
By The Tim on October 18, 2011
A friend of mine that happens to be a member of the National Ass. of REALTORS® shared this gem with me. It’s the Seattle / King County REALTORS® 2011 Voting Guide. Clearly designed to look and feel just like the official voter’s guides (same paper stock, same layout styles), this local REALTOR® publication contains a [...]
Posted in Local, News | Tagged government_meddling, politics, WA_Realtors
