Law provides standards for housing inspectors
Monday Nov 16 | via Anacortes American
Though home inspectors in the state have until July 1 to obtain newly required licenses from the state, the requirements already are changing the way business is done in the local housing industry. Comment?
Builder finds a niche for low-to-moderate priced new...
Oct 6, 2009 | via Anacortes American
James Eidson, owner of True Built Homes says the company's hybrid niche of the construction is the furture of homebuilding. Comment?
County, recycling business to meet in court
Oct 1, 2009 | via Anacortes American
Justin Martinez and John Diamond discuss the troubles they and other neighbors are facing with the pile of ash behind them that overflows from the Skagit Hill Recycling property. Comment?
Aug 26, 2009 | via Anacortes American
AGENT JOINS COLDWELL BANKER: Tony McKinley of Anacortes has joined Coldwell Banker Island Living as a real estate agent serving Skagit County. Comment?
Foreclosure rates doubled in Skagit County
Aug 9, 2009 | via Anacortes American
Skagit fares better than nation and state The rising number of homeowners facing financial trouble has sparked a new trend among those people who can afford to buy. Comment?
House bill gives Wall Street, banks a makeover
Saturday Dec 12 | via The Herald
Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference in Washington on Friday. Comment?
Report: Wash. foreclosures up 15% over last year
Thursday Dec 10 | via Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Foreclosures in Washington were up 15.45 percent in November over the same period last year, according to a report from RealtyTrac, with one in every 835 homes receiving a foreclosure notice. Comment?
Great Career Opportunity in Washington - Real Estate...
Monday Nov 30 | via Buzzle.com
The unemployment rate in Washington State is at the highest it has ever been, as it is in many states across the country. Comment?
Monday Nov 30 | via The Oregonian
The suspect in the slaying of four police officers gunned down in a coffee shop was not found Monday in the Seattle home where he was thought to have been holed up overnight, likely wounded from his bloody encounter with the officers. Comment?
Whatcom County home prices drop 5 percent
Tuesday Nov 24 | via Bellingham Herald
Whatcom County has seen a significant decline in home prices, but depreciation has been steeper in many other Washington communities, according to a new federal report. Comment?
4 min ago | via LA Daily News
The Federal Reserve pledged Wednesday to hold interest rates at a record low to drive down double-digit unemployment and sustain the economic recovery. Comment?
US Fed holds interest rates at record low to fuel re...
7 min ago | via The Star Online
WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve pledged Wednesday to hold interest rates at a record low to drive down double-digit unemployment and sustain the economic recovery. Comment?
8 min ago | via Department of Commerce
The Commerce Department's U.S. Bureau of the Census today released data on new residential construction in November 2009. Comment?
Fiserve's loan basket acquired
12 min ago | via CIOL
Acquisition of Fiserv Business Unit Strengthens ISGN's Vision to become the Global Leader in Mortgage Services BANGALORE: ISGN Solutions Inc., a provider of technology products and services to the U.S . mortgage market, recently announced that it has completed the acquisition of Fiserv's Loan Fulfillment Services business. Comment?
Democrats' ads target House GOP on finance bill vote
17 min ago | via Washington Times
Democrats are targeting a dozen vulnerable House Republicans with a media blitz beginning this week that accuses them of protecting the interests of big banks at the expense of ordinary Americans. Comment?