Seattle Real Estate News

Tuesday May 14 | via KING-TV Seattle 

The budget deficit for the current year is projected to come in well below what was estimated just a few months ago, according to a government study released Tuesday.

Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Financial Services, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Fannie Mae, Seattle, WA

Friday May 10 | via KING-TV Seattle 

The Federal Reserve has broadened its oversight beyond banks and now monitors a wide-range of financial institutions that could hasten another financial crisis, Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday.

Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Seattle, WA

Thursday May 9 | via KING-TV Seattle 

Fannie Mae said something Thursday that would have been unthinkable a few years ago: It earned a record $58.7 billion profit in the January-March quarter.

Related Topix: Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Seattle, WA

Wednesday May 8 | via KING-TV Seattle 

The Federal Reserve says some 96,000 borrowers who received checks to compensate them for wrongful foreclosures on their mortgages will be getting an additional check to correct for errors in the initial payment.

Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Foreclosures, Seattle, WA

Wednesday May 8 | via KING-TV Seattle 

The government-controlled company has now turned a profit in its past six quarters.

Related Topix: Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage, Seattle, WA

6 hrs ago | via Seattle Post-Intelligencer 

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke listens as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, before the Joint Economic Committee hearing on "The Economic Outlook" . Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that the U.S. job market remains weak and that it is too soon for the Federal Reserve to end its extraordinary stimulus ... (more)

Related Topix: Ben Bernanke, Washington, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Financial Markets

10 hrs ago | via The Washington Post 

Many Federal Reserve officials said more progress in the labor market is needed before deciding to slow the pace of asset purchases, according to minutes of their last meeting.

Related Topix: Washington, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Ben Bernanke, Housing, Science / Technology

Friday May 10 | via The Huffington Post 

Oh, wait. That may not be altogether a good thing. Certainly not for Republicans.

Related Topix: US News, Cohen Group, Consulting, Mortgage, Personal Finance, US Politics, US Senate, Patty Murray, Democrat, Washington, Washington Government, Republican, Bob Corker

Friday May 10 | via PR-inside.com 

Mr. Brown, named Seattle/King County REALTORSA Broker of the Year for 2013, brings over three decades of real estate experience to SASH Realty: SASH Realty, a division of SASH Senior Home Sale Services, recently announced the hiring of Dennis Brown as Designated Broker.

Related Topix: Housing, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Washington

Thursday May 9 | via Tri-cityherald.com 

The report said sales of existing homes rose 14.7 percent in the first quarter of 2013, compared to the same period a year ago.

Related Topix: Real Estate, Housing, Washington, University of Washington, King County, WA, San Juan County, WA

5 min ago | via The LookOut news 

As Redevelopment Agencies unwind throughout California, the State is threatening to force Santa Monica to sell part of a once-in-a-generation "dream site" in the heart of Downtown.

Related Topix: California, Personal Finance, Mortgage

5 min ago | via Reuters 

Fitch Ratings has assigned Nqaba Finance 1 Limited's additional floating-rate notes National Long-term ratings, as follows: The new notes have been issued to refinance the existing class A9, A14, B9, B13 C9, C13 and D4 notes, all with a scheduled maturity of 22 May 2013.

Related Topix: Mortgage, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage, Foreclosures

3 hrs ago | via Asheville Citizen-Times 

New Census Bureau figures show the city is continuing its population growth at a rate of nearly 3 percent over the past two years while the region's more rural areas have seen a decline.

Related Topix: Asheville, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Housing

Yesterday | via Digital Post Production 

Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. announced today its operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013.

Related Topix: REIT, Personal Finance, Pennsylvania Hospital, Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Schlumberger, Schlumberger, Energy, Oil & Gas, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage

18 min ago | via Weyburn Review 

A new analysis from the Royal Bank finds home ownership in Canada remains largely affordable, even if there are signs of mild financial stress among indebted families.

Related Topix: RBC Financial Group, Banking, Financial Services, North America, Canada, World News, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Housing