Details
Silly as it may seem, the place where the Hickory meets the Travertine is a point of pride for me. Divinity is in the details, and this is the place two projects meet, and are perfectly flushed and mated.
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Created by using the red channel only, sepia toning afterward.
It’s Finally Official
Camille has wanted to live in “The Parks” (in Mill Creek) since she first discovered that neighborhood a few years ago, so when a property became available that was within our reach, she made an offer on it. After … Continue reading
The Lykowskis
Dan and Lacosta lived in our development, and moved away two years ago. (Already! How time flies!) Dan scored an excellent job at Apple in California, so they decided to scoot north on vacation and check out some of their … Continue reading
May Day Protests Turn Violent in Downtown Seattle
“After vandals smashed cars and business storefronts, McGinn signed an order allowing police to confiscate such potential weapons as sticks. He worried that vandalism could continue during marches scheduled for late afternoon, and that was echoed by Police Chief John … Continue reading
Carbon Monoxide Alarms Required
Washington State residents: Effective April 1, 2012, RCW 19.27.530 requires the seller of any owner-occupied single-family residence to equip the residence with carbon monoxide alarms in accordance with the state building code before a buyer or any other person may … Continue reading
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Staircase Rehab Part 3
Ta daaaaaahh! A marathon weekend project completed! The first thing you see when we open the door: Predictably, the main floor carpeting now looks even more dingy by comparison. But that will have to wait for another day.
Staircase Rehab Part 2
Onward and upward. Ha! The toughest part of this job is cutting the skirts to mate with the staircase. I’ve never done this before, so I am improvising as I go. The outline for the skirts was made by slipping … Continue reading
Bidding Wars Are Back
Stunned Home Buyers Find the Bidding Wars Are Back Excerpt: From California to Florida, many buyers are increasingly competing for the same house. Unlike the bidding wars that typified the go-go years and largely reflected surging sales, today’s are a … Continue reading
Staircase Rehab Part 1
Like most new homes, our split level came with carpeted steps. There are only two of us living here, we always take off our shoes at the door, yet the carpeting looks like a family of twenty has been living … Continue reading
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MetLife Exiting Mortgages
Excerpt: MetLife Inc., the life insurer that’s eliminating most of the 4,300 jobs at its mortgage unit and selling deposits to reduce federal oversight, is finding it harder to escape risk from home loans. The loan-servicing operation is bracing itself … Continue reading
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Home Appraiser Blacklists Probed
Home appraiser blacklists probed Excerpt: Clay Gregory is a Valley home appraiser who is spending a lot of time at home these day, but it’s not by choice. “I was put in a position where they pretty much demanded information … Continue reading
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Fannie and Freddie to Streamline Short Sales
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to Streamline Short Sales Excerpt: The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to develop enhanced and aligned strategies for facilitating short sales, deeds-in-lieu and deeds-for-lease in order to help … Continue reading
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Reverse Staging: Short Sale Fraud
Reverse Staging: A new trick in short sale fraud Staging a home for sale has become big business. Real estate agents know that presenting the home to appeal to the most buyers possible makes a huge difference in how quickly … Continue reading
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US Banks are Back and Bigger Than Ever
Excerpt: For years treasury secretary Tim Geithner lectured Europe on the need to rescue banks as a prerequisite for rescuing economies – and look at the US economy now America’s banks are bigger than ever. JP Morgan Chase, Bank of … Continue reading