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Month: August 2012
Washington State Supreme Court: MERS May Not Foreclose Unless They Hold the Note
Jillayne pointed me toward an interesting Washington State Supreme Court ruling that was just filed today. It seems that according to the Supreme Court, Mortgage Electronic Registration System Inc. (MERS)—the popular service used by many banks to consolodate their mortgage filings—doesn’t have the standing to proceed with foreclosures in Washington unless they actually hold the…
Real Actual Listing Photos: Dr. Zomb is Watching You!
It’s time for another installment of Real Actual Listing Photos. Once a month (or so) I round up some of the most bizarre listing photos from around the Seattle area and post them here, with brief excerpts from the real actual listing description, and probably a bit of snarky commentary. The idea for this series…
Mid-Week Open Thread (2012-08-15)
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Buyers: Is it time to give up on 2012?
When inventory completely failed to experience the usual new year bump in January, and listings continued to decline through February, March, April, and May, I had hoped that once the “spring buying season” wore off that we might start to see inventory increase a little in the second half of the year before the usual…