Here’s some interesting news. Apparently even double-digit appreciation isn’t enough to keep foreclosures from rising around here, much like they are across the country: Following a national trend, Washington state’s mortgage foreclosures increased significantly last year, claiming 18,527 homes. In the Seattle/Bellevue/Everett area, one in every 136 homeowners was displaced by foreclosure, as was one…
Author: The Tim
01.27.2007 – Weekend Open Thread
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01.26.2007 – Friday Open Thread
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Kirkland-Based HouseValues Continues Slide
More bad news for local real estate lead-generation company HouseValues: Amid a slumping real estate market, HouseValues Inc. is cutting 12 percent of its work force and closing its online lead generation business for mortgages. Sixty employees are losing their jobs, all at the company’s Kirkland headquarters.…In a memo to employees, HouseValues Chief Executive Ian…
01.25.2007 – Thursday Open Thread
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