Rising number of Whatcom County residents delinquent...
4 hrs ago | via Bellingham Herald
The rate at which Whatcom County residents are falling deeper into foreclosure trouble continues to increase, according to a new study. Comment?
Whatcom County foreclosure filings down compared to ...
22 hrs ago | via Bellingham Herald
After running at elevated levels earlier this year, the number of Whatcom County foreclosures appears to be returning to much lower monthly totals, according to a new national report. Comment?
Market report: A year later, several economic indica...
Oct 31, 2009 | via Bellingham Herald
One year later, the local economic data looks a bit closer to normal. Last October the impact of the national financial meltdown was just starting to show up in the numbers. Comment?
$344,000 federal grant will go to Kulshan trust for ...
Monday Nov 30 | via Bellingham Herald
Kulshan Community Land Trust will put a nearly $344,000 federal grant toward a project to make 10 homes affordable for Whatcom County residents. Comment?
Aiello joins Whidbey Island Bank as loan officer
Sunday Nov 29 | via Bellingham Herald
Terry Aiello has joined Whidbey Island Bank, as a real estate loan officer in their Northwest Bellingham Branch. Comment?
Report: Wash. foreclosures up 15% over last year
5 hrs ago | 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?
Tuesday Nov 24 | via Newton Daily News
Abraham Lincoln once said, “Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.” But what if those who restrict our freedoms are the very people who are in charge of securing them? Over just the past year, Washington has worked double time to limit your liberties, despite the fact that such reductions have been cloaked ... Comment?
Car Loans: Eligibility and requirements
4 min ago | via WTVF Nashville
Getting a car loan seems like a difficult task if you are on the list of people with a bad credit history. Comment?
Matalon lowers prices on luxury homes - Top-end real...
6 min ago | via Jamaica Gleaner
A graphical depiction of the Coco Palm townhouses. Matalon Homes Limited has shaved US$65,000 off its originally announced prices for the new Coco Palm townhouses, saying it is sharing savings from foreign exchange gains with buyers. Comment?
Loan modification plan needs ...
6 min ago | via SavannahNow
In rescuing a drowning man, you wouldna t throw the life preserver into the water a 100 yards away and tell him to swim to it, would you? Uncle Sam would, if Thursdaya s statistics on the federal governmenta s foreclosure prevention program are any indication. Comment?
House eases restrictions on derivatives trades
7 min ago | via Herald-Standard
A bipartisan coalition in the House voted late Thursday to make it easier for corporations to engage in complex derivatives trades without government restrictions, eroding the reach of proposed regulations to govern Wall Street. Comment?
7 min ago | via ICIS Chemical Business Americas
English shipping news gets reprieve The Japan Transport Safety Board next year will start e-mailing an English-language newsletter to provide up-to-date information on maritime accidents and shipping in Japanese coastal waters. Comment?