Category Archives: Real Estate News

Information on the Real Estate market in the greater tri-city area.

HOA Fees Now May Affect Credit Scores

  Daily Real Estate News | Monday, May 09, 2016 A major credit reporting agency says it will soon take into account homeowner association fees. Home owners who are late on payments may soon see the effect on their credit … Continue reading

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NAR: Home Prices Maintain Strong Growth

Daily Real Estate News | Monday, May 09, 2016 Tight inventories of homes for sale helped push home prices higher in the first quarter. The median price of existing single-family homes rose in 87 percent or 154 of 178 of … Continue reading

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Hacker Alert: Change Your E-Mail Password Now

Daily Real Estate News | Friday, May 06, 2016 Reuters reports that a Russian hacker was able to gain access to hundreds of millions of accounts on the most popular e-mail servers, putting users’ names and passwords at risk, and … Continue reading

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AG recovers record $46.7 million for the state Medicaid program

  April 28, 2016   AG recovers record $46.7 million for the state Medicaid program from pharma co. Wyeth’s underpayments Pharmaceutical company to pay $784.6 million to federal government, states   SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced the … Continue reading

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Rising Sales Contracts Make for Strong Spring

Daily Real Estate News | Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Pending home sales last month zoomed to the highest level in nearly a year, according to the National Association of REALTORS®’s Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract … Continue reading

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4 Housing Predictions for the Rest of 2016

Daily Real Estate News | Monday, April 25, 2016 Freddie Mac economists are still upbeat about the housing market’s outlook for the rest of the year, despite recent data that showed a gloomier first quarter in economic growth than originally … Continue reading

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4 Factors Boosting Housing This Month

Daily Real Estate News | Monday, April 18, 2016 Warmer weather across the country is drawing more people to look at open houses and available homes this month, says Jonathan Smoke, realtor.com®’s chief economist. Here are four current housing market … Continue reading

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Foreclosures Become a Tougher Find

Daily Real Estate News | Friday, April 15, 2016 Thirty-six percent of U.S. housing markets – or 78 out of 216 metro areas studied — are now below their pre-recession levels in foreclosures, according to the latest Foreclosure Market Report … Continue reading

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