The Seattle Times: Real Estate
You can still sell your home in a down market
7 Feb 2012 at 10:35pm
The best tips to help you sell your house.
More US states to join foreclosure-abuse deal
7 Feb 2012 at 4:46pm
Arizona, Michigan and Florida, three of the states hit hardest by the housing crisis, will join a nationwide settlement over foreclosure abuses, officials with direct knowledge say. They will join more than 40 other states in approving a deal that would benefit many Americans who lost their homes or can't afford their mortgages.
King County home prices drop again; median at $315,000
6 Feb 2012 at 8:16pm
House prices in King County hit another new post-boom low in January, according to statistics released Monday by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service.
Mastro creditors due to get 1 percent of what's owed
7 Feb 2012 at 6:27am
A federal bankruptcy judge has approved distribution of $2.8 million in recovered funds to fugitive Seattle real-estate magnate Michael R. Mastro's many creditors.
Rising rebuild costs force homeowners to boost insurance
5 Feb 2012 at 12:46am
Home values are plummeting but rebuilding costs are not, and many customers don't understand the difference.
Debt aversion behind remodeling and cocooning by homeowners
4 Feb 2012 at 10:36pm
According to federal estimates, owners of existing homes are spending more on renovations than people are spending on buying new homes.
Snapshot of 2011 housing market: More activity, lower prices
4 Feb 2012 at 10:22pm
To your health: Learning more about building materials' content
4 Feb 2012 at 10:37pm
Two men are creating a data base about building materials so consumers can avoid ingredients that might be harmful.
Phoenix housing market starting to recover
4 Feb 2012 at 10:43pm
House sales in Phoenix rose in November for the 12th straight month on a year-over-year basis, and distressed real estate accounted for the smallest share of purchases since 2008.
Local mortgage rates
3 Feb 2012 at 10:01pm
Rate on 30-year mortgage falls to record 3.87 pct.
3 Feb 2012 at 9:43am
The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell this week to a record low, the ninth time that has happened in the last year. Even with the cheapest rates in history, the housing market remains depressed.
No room for mistakes: Design perfectionists at home
1 Feb 2012 at 11:01pm
The minimalist spaces where design perfectionists live ? some so fastidious that they have no furniture at all.
Obama seeks to broaden reach of housing assistance
1 Feb 2012 at 8:46pm
Conceding his earlier housing programs have fallen short, President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed a vast expansion of government assistance to homeowners, aiming to make lower lending rates a possibility for millions of borrowers who have not been able to get out from under burdensome mortgages.
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4 Feb 2012 at 10:30pm
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