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December 2007

October 2007

re Confessions from a Subprime Lender

  • Mortgage Interest Rates are up from last week
  • Paulson Points from today’s testimony to the House
  • Feeling unappreciated?  At least you’re not Stockton, California
  • Foreclosures Slightly Up in King County
  • More local title companies face proposed fines of $300,000

    • July 2007

    Exactly 10 Years Ago Today

  • Rain City Guide’s Girls Night Out
  • Friday’s Rates are slightly improved
  • My Community is now more expensive
  • Buying a house when you have a lot of debt
  • Mortgage Ripoffs and Money Savers by Carolyn Warren: a book review
  • What I hope to do this weekend
  • Friday’s mortgage rates…slightly improved since this morning!
  • Something fun on Friday
  • When an appraisal comes in low
  • Why is my rate quote  higher than what is on the internet?
  • Happy Father’s Day
  • The Fremont Solstice Parade
  • Friday’s Rates
  • Support Your Local Clown
  • Take a vacation without leaving home
  • Buying a home contingent
  • Divorce, your mortgage and your credit
  • Those Amazing Low Rate Offers to Refi Now in the Mail
  • Friday’s Rates…Get Ready for take off
  • Alert to LOCK
  • Down Payments…Why less may be more
  • Larry Cragun’s May Magnificent 7 Nominees
  • Home Equity Loans
  • Questions from a client…"great" offers in the mail and home equity loans
  • Live at the picnic
  • Active Rain BBQ at Magnolia Park (correction)
  • Active Rain’s Birthday Party in Magnolia Park
  • Friday’s Rates

    • My new phone…the Treo 700wx

  • Latest issue of Homes and Money
  • Memorial Day
  • Redpin on 16 Minutes
  • My first interview on iTunes
  • Fridays Rates…don’t get burned floating your interest rate.
  • Funds for closing when you’re buying a home
  • You don’t need to demolish your old Seattle home…recycle it!
  • Patches Pal Picture of the Week!
  • How am I paid?
  • Friday’s Rates
  • Over the top technology
  • Question of the day:  Just what DO you do?
  • Local Mortgage Fraud Exposed
  • Loan Originator Leftovers
  • Happy Mother’s Day
  • Friday’s Rates…hanging steady
  • Just in time for Mother’s Day
  • Debt and Your Mortgage
  • April’s Magnificent 7 compliments of Real Estate Undressed
  • Mortgage Interest Rate Locks 101
  • Borrower Beware
  • The Debt Disease…Dollar Buy Dollar
  • Friday’s Rates are unchanged from last week
  • I love Spring in Seattle!  Happy Friday everyone.
  • The Fine Prints
  • All Bling…No Service…No Thank You
  • Book Review:  It’s Not About Rate
  • A little midweek humor
  • My Blown Interview

    • March 2007

    • Why I Don’t Like Stated Income Loans
    • Friday’s Mortgage Rates
    • I’m an April Fool
    • Big Views from Queen Anne Townhome
    • The Importance of Good Signage
    • Almost a Duplex in West Hill Auburn
    • The Low Down on Fannie Mae Flex
    • Would You Like Your Mortgage Blended, Shaken or Stirred?
    • My Biggest Fear
    • My Surprise Party
    • My Encounter with The Seattle Bubble Blog
    • T.G.I.F!
    • Spring in Seattle
    • Part 3:  Subprime Mortgages and Band-Aids
    • Don’t Refi Your Second Mortgage…Yet
    • A Real Estate Agent’s Guide for Subprime Buyers
    • It’s My Birthday!
    • That New Car Will Cost You
    • Part 2: Know Your Score
    • Another Option for People with Subprime Mortgages
    • Humor and Taxes
    • Part 1:  Do You Need to be Concerned?
    • Spring Forward
    • You want to be a WHAT?
    • Thanks Dustin…Is It Friday?
    • The Times…They ARE a Changing
    • My First Subprime Client
    • Hey All You Blogging-Wanna-Be Realtors Out There
    • February’s Magnificent 7

    Will someone please change the channel?

  • Your ARM May Not Be Broken
  • The Blog Made Me Do It
  • How Strong Are Your Legs
  • Mortgage Porter is in the Spotlight
  • The Cart Before The Horse
  • Viaduct Replacement Vote
  • Need Something To Do Today?  Change Your Locks.
  • Recently at Rain City Guide…
  • Prepayment Penalties:  Foul or Fair?
  • President’s Day
  • Bridge Loans
  • Why Is My Payoff Higher Than The Principal Balance?
  • Should I Buy or Rent?
  • JP and Gertrude Honored
  • What’s This?  Another Happy Friday Post!
  • My Job ISN’T Doing This To Me!
  • Can I Pay My Own Taxes and Insurance?
  • It Pays to Plan for College
  • Demographics b Neighboroo
  • Top Real Estate Blogs Compliments of BloodhoundBlog
  • Update on Loan Originator Licensing
  • What is Escrow?
  • My Second Home

    • December 2006

    Important Privacy Warning

  • Another Snowy Day in Seattle
  • You’ve Got to Start Somewhere