Mortgage rates hit low of 4.49 pct.
Mortgage rates dropped to the lowest level on record for the sixth time in seven weeks, offering the most attractive opportunity in decades for those who qualify to refinance or purchase a home.
Senate approves higher gov’t mortgage fees
Higher monthly fees are coming for consumers who take out home loans guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration, the primary source of mortgages for first-time homebuyers.
Merrill Gardens partners with REIT on assisted living centers
Seattle retirement community developer Merrill Gardens is putting nearly half its portfolio — including 14 communities in Washington — into a partnership that would be mostly owned by a giant Ohio-based real-estate investment trust.
Mortgage applications rise 1.3 percent last week
Applications for home loans edged up last week as mortgage rates hovered near the lowest level in decades.
High-rise apartment building planned near Colman Dock
Goodman Real Estate has submitted preliminary plans for a 15-story apartment building in downtown Seattle less than two blocks from Washington State Ferries’ Colman Dock.
Road work begins for massive Tukwila development
Tukwila South, a 500-acre master-planned development in South King County, moved a step closer to reality Friday as construction of a five-lane road began.
Target buys space for retail store downtown
Target, the national discount department store, will open a store at the base of the 24-story Newmark condo tower on Second Avenue between Pike and Union streets.
Mortgage rates hit low of 4.54 percent
Mortgage rates dropped to the lowest level on record for the fifth time in six weeks, making homebuying and refinancing the most attractive in decades for those who can get loans.
Foreclosure activity up across most US metro areas
Households across a majority of large U.S. cities received more foreclosure warnings in the first six months of this year than in the first half of 2009, new data shows.
Benaroya Co. moving HQ to Bellevue
After more than 50 years in Seattle, The Benaroya Co. is moving its headquarters to Bellevue.