Mortgage rates ease for second straight week, leaving average rate on a 30-year home loan at 6.95%
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by ALEX VEIGA
2h ago
Mortgage rates eased again this week, though the latest pullback leaves the average rate on a 30-year home loan at close to 7%, where it’s been much of this year ..read more
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Silicon Valley-backed voter plan for new California city qualifies for November ballot
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by Janie Har
2d ago
A Silicon Valley-backed initiative to build a green city for up to 400,000 people in the San Francisco Bay Area has qualified for the Nov. 5 ballot ..read more
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Trader Joe’s plans new store in North Seattle
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by Heidi Groover
1w ago
Trader Joe’s loyalists in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood may soon be able to count on a shorter trip to their favorite store ..read more
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They bought homes intending to refinance. Now they’re stuck
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by ANDREW KHOURI
1w ago
“We did this with the expectation that we would only have to weather this high payment for a chunk of time,” says Steven Wolf, a 37-year old English teacher ..read more
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Apartment stocks topping most other REITs sectors as tough housing market spurs demand for rentals
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by ALEX VEIGA
1w ago
Stocks in companies that own apartment buildings are holding up better than most other real estate investment trusts, as a tough U.S. housing market keeps demand for rental housing healthy and tenant turnover low ..read more
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Seattle City Council approves new rules to condemn vacant buildings
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by David Kroman
1w ago
The new measure will go into effect immediately and is expected to make the process to condemn a building more streamlined and, the council hopes, faster ..read more
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King County median home price tops $1M
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by Heidi Groover
1w ago
Seattle-area home shoppers are facing dual pressures: high mortgage rates and high home prices. But some say relief could be on the way ..read more
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Seattle council backs off plans to restrict anti-displacement funding
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by David Kroman
1w ago
The short-lived fight exposed the tensions between a new City Council looking to close a budget gap and community groups who support past investments ..read more
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King County aims to speed up some eviction cases
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by Heidi Groover
1w ago
With a surge in eviction cases, King County Superior Court's top judge says "we don't have enough bodies ..read more
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Supreme Court gives homeowners another chance in escrow dispute with Bank of America
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by The Associated Press
1w ago
The Supreme Court has given homeowners another chance to force Bank of America and other large banks to pay interest on mortgage escrow accounts ..read more
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