Jim Johnson

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The Current Market For Homes For Sale Everett

A review of the market numbers from December 2008 compared to 2009. These numbers are straight from the North West Multiple Listing Service for Washington State. They report the market conditions for homes for sale Everett in December 2009. These numbers are compared to 2008 which was a complete disaster. So if they are down that is from a terrible year. If they are up take it with a grain of salt... (posted by Jim 2 years 30 days ago.)
Liars Poker for Real Estate in Everett

Or How to spend $159,574.47 per Loan Modification And still fail to save homes from foreclosure Catchy title that isn't it? What do I mean by liars poker for real estate in Everett? Have you ever played liars poker? It's just like liars dice in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean. It is a game of lying and bluffing. Well the federally funded Home Aff (posted by Jim 2 years 31 days ago.)
Everett Mortgage GSE Bailout Will Harm Seattle Mortgage Co

Everett Real Estate Will Be Harder to Finance Mortgage lenders and Everett real estate will see more difficulties in obtaining home loan financing. When the Treasury Department lifted the debt ceiling for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (GSE or Government sponsored entities) the Obama administration just made you liable for Hundreds of BILLIONS of dollars in more debt. Yes the most... (posted by Jim 2 years 35 days ago.)
Everett Mortgage Home Loan Refinance

Thinking of a home loan refinance? Better do it quick. The baseline 30 year fixed mortgage averaged 5.05% up from 4.94% last week. And that is still slightly lower than a year ago when it was 5.14%. If you are thinking of a 15 year fixed home loan refinance that is still very attractive at 4.45% compared to 4.91% from last year. The Federal Reserve Board market consensus called for no increases in the... (posted by Jim 2 years 40 days ago.)
A way For Kids To Help Each Other Become Great Students.

Suppose we could make our school system the best in the world. Start showing results in just 6 months and do it without one tax dollar. That's right not one cent of your tax dollars. When the criminal justice system puts someone in jail or fines them they are treating the symptoms and not the cause. All our court systems are focused at treating the symptoms and not the causes. I propose a... (posted by Jim 2 years 47 days ago.)
Shadow Inventory may be 1.7 million homes

I am getting conflicting numbers on the "shadow inventory" of REO property. This can have a major impact on homes for sale Everett. First let me define shadow inventory and REO property. Shadow inventory is the foreclosed homes not yet on the market. REO property is the real estate owned by banks. REO property can be on the market or not yet available for sale. Last April the San Francisco Chronicle and many... (posted by Jim 2 years 52 days ago.)