Starting young–when to buy?

Today I spoke with the young lady at our optometrist’s office about the real estate market.  She asked how the market is, and then wanted to know if prices are going down.  I’m sorry, but the answer is no.  I haven’t really seen a bursting bubble. Prices will increase over time in the Seattle area at a rate of at least 7% [...]

Loan Originator Licensing

I’ve lifted this right from Jillayne Schlicke’s (http://www.bpiconsulting.net) newsletter because I thought you ought to know…
Alert to homebuyers to look for the license number of their loan originator on their loan application after January 1, 2007.
On this date all loan originators who work for a mortgage broker must be licensed by their regulator, the Washington State Department [...]