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Rates Are Down Again

Six weeks ago, we had a giant drop in rates. It only lasted a part of a day. It just happened agian. If you are wanting a good rate, call your loan officer now, it may not last.

We Feature 7 Great Consumer Articles Each Month On RealEstateUndressed.com

Our national real estate blog, RealEstateUndressed has garnered a following of consumer and professional readers as it focuses on educating consumers.

One of the ways we do that is by naming the magnificent 7 each month and then selecting the 7 top articles for the year,written by realtors and blog writers everywhere. Even though it requires reading thousands of blog articles a year it is somthing we enjoy doing.

Our second year finalists are announced.

It is interesting that 4 of the final 14 finalists for Magnificent 7 2007 are from Rain City Guide writers: 3 are from Rhonda Porter and one from Ardell DellLoggia.

Click Here for Rain City Guide, here for December 2007 Magnificent 7 Consumer articles, andclick here for the 14 finalists. They are great articles to read.

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Help A 100 Year Old Lady - Buy Her House Please?

Yep, Marie is just over 100 and we have her house for sale. Last week someone asked me how long it had been since I helped an old lady cross the street. My answer was yesterday as I put my arm around Kathleen. I am still hearing about that quip.

But seriously, Marie has 4.23 acres in the Cantergrove area for sale. Her home is very old and the value is in the land. Marie has been in a nursing home for a few years, but she is smart as a whip and full of fun.

So help here retirement please, if you can’t afford her home, send someone who can. This link sends you to her blog, the only 100 year old with a blog that I know of.

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Selecting From 2007 Magnificent 7 Consumer Articles

Larry is in his second year of selecting great real estate and mortgage consumer content. Each month he selects 7 from the thousands of articles he reviews each month and posts the selection on RealEstateUndressed.com. They have become known across the web as the “Magnificent 7″.We have decided to occasionaly post some of them for your read on this site. Hopefully you will benefit by our research. This is our second batch.

These are from January 2007 nominees, where we actually nominated 20. We will select 7 for 2007.

Sometimes Your First Offer Is The Best Offer by Christine Forgione

How To Get A Good Credit Score Part 1 by Ken Mascia

Be Wary Of Mortgage Fraud Comps by Doug Quance

How A Client Lost $36,000 At The Hands Of A Loan Officer by Dan Green

Is A Home Warranty Warrented? By Maureen Francis

An Accepted Offer Does Not A Deal Make by Noah Rosenblatt

Foreclosure Rates Don’t Tell True Story by Nigel Swaby

Happy Birthday to Larry!

Today is Larry Cragun’s Birthday. In case you don’t know who he is, he is my co-writer on this blog and the incredibily talented, award winning writer of realestateundressed.com. He is also my hubby, partner and friend. He is a very busy man, the quintessential workaholic. I’m giving him a choice of presents for his birthday, a GPS device for his car or taking him to a Mariner game, maybe both. It is hard to pull him away from his favorite past time of reading and writing blogs, but I managed last night to get him to go out with friends to dinner at Anthony’s Bell Town Dinner on the Seattle waterfront. I forgot to take my camera and of course there were tons of interesting sites I could have shared. If you read this blog send him a happy birthday e message at larry@realestateundressed.com. Tell him I sent you!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LARRY FROM KATHLEEN

Important Consumer Information From RealEstateUndressed.com

RealEstateUndressed.com

On this blog we write about mortgages, real estate, look for humor, and undress things that need attention. Last year Larry began the process of picking the magnificent 7 consumer articles written by other professionals. He posts them on RealestateUndressed.com As Larry reads thousands of real estate blogs each month he comes up with great articles. In 2007 he began selecting 7 nominees each month. We will share some of them with you from time to time.

Those of you who have not yet added blog searches into your schedule will probably soon do that. We started blogging to provide great consumer information, exposing you to things of value.

Here are 3 magnificent nominees for 2007.

Having An Inspection Is For Your Own Good By Christine Forgione

Sellers Can We Talk? by Teresa Boardman

Your Private Information Is For Sale By Rhonda Porter

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Washington Trails Association is Looking for Volunteers for Grand Ridge Trail

Volunteers are needed for work on building the Grand Ridge Trail connection to Duthie Hill Park. Work parties will be scheduled throughout March. If you are interested click on www.wta.org for details amd to register.

What is All That White Stuff in Issaquah?

It has been so long since we had any, I almost forgot. I sold my snow shovel at a garage sale years ago. Bad Idea! Nov 2006 has been a very strange time for the Puget Sound area. We have had record amounts of rain and now we have this snow dump along with cold temperatures. That means it will be around awhile. Schools are closed, road are a mess. Many people have not made it into work today (Darn!) Yes, I know, All of you that are used to this find it funny that things come to a stand still when it snows here. OK, so we don’t know how to drive in it, But we also have very little equipment for sanding and plowing like they do in areas with lots of snow. And our snow is different. It is very wet. I lived half my life in snow country so I used to know how to drive in it. But today I am just going to enjoy the beauty of it all. We all run outside and take pictures because it is such a rare thing to see it at all, let alone this deep. Here are some of mine.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, It looks a lot like Christmas!

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