by Marguerite | Mar 31, 2009 | Getting A Loan
This year in Washington State we have new legislation designed to prevent homeowners in danger of losing their homes from being scammed. Freddie Mac recently released this video explaining how the scam works and how to protect yourself. It’s a little cheesy, but...
by Marguerite | Mar 5, 2009 | Tacoma Foreclosures
Windermere Realtor Shannon Krueger has a great post on her blog about a workshop being offered to help Homeowners keep their homes. Are your mortgage payments increasing? Are you worried about losing your home? Did you get a loan you can’t afford or didn’t...
by Marguerite | Jan 8, 2009 | Resources
UPDATE: Today it was decide that REET does not apply to Short Sales. THANK GOODNESS! Washington Realtors Association sent out a notice to it’s members this morning, saying that “The Department of Revenue (DOR) recently sent a letter to the Escrow...
by Marguerite | Nov 26, 2008 | Tacoma Foreclosures
I do not exaggerate when I say that at LEAST once a day, someone will ask me a question about foreclosures. Foreclosure terminology can be a bit intimidating, but it’s easy to learn. Here are some common terms and what they mean: ...
by Marguerite | Nov 20, 2008 | Tacoma Real Estate News
This is interesting: “In connection with the streamlined modification program announced jointly by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Freddie Mac, and Fannie Mae on November 11, 2008, Fannie Mae is instituting a halt to all foreclosure sales on occupied...