Real Estate News
Edgy Stadium Place Tower scores with Pioneer Square Board
The city board charged with safeguarding the character of historic Pioneer Square on Wednesday unanimously approved the decidedly untraditional design of a proposed 25-story apartment tower just north of CenturyLink Field.
Lenders are using a variety of tools to prevent mortgage fraud
Websites and other tools can help nab fibbers who just want to buy a house, as well as out-and-out perjurers looking to bilk lenders out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Don’t even think about fudging on your application for a mortgage by inflating your income a tad, checking the box to indicate you’re going [...]
Crucial for homebuyer to develop a ‘Plan B’
Lots can go wrong during the homebuying process, so keep your wits about you and always have a contingency plan.
Home of the Week: Sleek contemporary in Beverly Hills
The modern four-bedroom, 41/2-bathroom house is designed for entertaining and features a massive concrete fireplace, a glass-walled loft and walls of glass looking out onto the swimming pool and deck. Pocket doors slide away to connect the indoors and outdoors at this sleek contemporary. Designed for entertaining, the modern house features a massive concrete fireplace, [...]
Reset housing recovery just around the corner
There’s no evidence the old housing boom can return. Americans face too much housing inventory, too much debt.
Julie Andrews’ Brentwood house isn’t going for a song
The home Andrews owned with her late husband, director and screenwriter Blake Edwards, is listed for $2.649 million. It’s already in escrow less than a month after going on the market. Singer and actress Julie Andrews has listed the Brentwood house she owned with her late husband, director and screenwriter Blake Edwards , for $2.649 [...]
Obituary: Jack Benaroya, 90, was a prolific developer and quiet philanthropist
Mr. Benaroya built the Northwest’s largest privately held commercial real-estate empire by the 1980s, then turned much of his attention to philanthropy.
Consumer bureau plans new rules on mortgage fees
Proposals from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau include requiring flat origination fees so that consumers could more easily compare them. WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is considering new rules on mortgage fees, including banning origination charges based on the size of the loan.
Consumer watchdog weighs limits to mortgage fees
The government’s consumer-finance watchdog is weighing an overhaul of the fees consumers pay to obtain mortgages.
Fannie, Freddie are set to reduce mortgage balances in California
The mortgage giants sign on to Keep Your Home California, a $2-billion foreclosure prevention program, after state drops a requirement that lenders match taxpayer funds used for principal reductions. As California pushes to get more homeowners into a $2-billion foreclosure prevention program, some Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac borrowers may see their mortgages shrunk through [...]