MORTGAGE & FINANCE news
Average U.S. mortgage rises to 3.66 percent
Better U.S. housing market makes it easier to trade up
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/23/us-mortgages-housing-tradeups-idUSKBN0KW1GO20150123
Homeowners who lost homes during housing crisis poised to become buyers again
http://time.com/money/3683843/housing-crash-boomerang-buyers/
Home prices still rising, but more slowly
What to buy in February
http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/spendingandborrowing/what-to-buy-in-february/ss-AA8BADl
REAL ESTATE news
New construction home sales jump 11.6 percent in U.S. in December
http://www.komonews.com/news/business/New-US-home-sales-jump-116-percent-in-December-289953591.html
11 home trends for 2015 [SLIDESHOW]
http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Media/Slideshow/2015/01/23/11-Home-Trends-2015
Top home improvements that offer big bang on your buck
http://www.improvementcenter.com/windows/top-home-improvements-big-bang-for-your-buck.html
Starbucks increases neighborhood, home values
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102380916
LOCAL news
Seattle to begin fining residents who put compostable food in the garbage
http://grist.org/news/seattle-to-shame-residents-for-throwing-away-food/
Seattle home named top remodel of the year in U.S. in 2014
http://www.seattlepi.com/realestate/article/Seattle-home-named-remodel-of-the-year-6036002.php
Woodridge in Bellevue nation’s 8th hottest neighborhood
WEEKLY DOSE OF awesomeness
1000-ft waterslide may be coming to Seattle
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/1000-foot-long-waterslide-coming-to-Seattle-289674291.html
TITLE & ESCROW info
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