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Mortgage Broker Charged With Deceptive Lending Practices – State Seeks Full Restitution For Injured...
DFI Alleges Paramount Equity Mortgage Made Deceptive Fee Disclosures, Collected Unearned Points and Fees, and Engaged In False Advertising
OLYMPIA, WA - August 17, 2008...
Fire Marshal reminds homeowners to create “defensible space”
Vancouver, WA (RealEstateRama) July 15, 2008 – With the Mt. Adams wildfire so close, Clark County Fire Marshal Jon Dunaway is reminding homeowners to create...
State Awards $5 Million to Reduce Homelessness
OLYMPIA, WA – Island, King, Snohomish, and Thurston counties. “Every family in Washington State deserves a safe and decent place to live” said Juli...
Is This A Good Time To Buy A Home In Washington State? For Many...
“The oldest and strongest emotion in mankind is fear.” - H.P. Lovecraft
If you watch only national news of financial turmoil and declining housing prices...
State Awards More Than $32 Million for Affordable Housing Projects
OLYMPIA, WA- The Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (CTED) has awarded more than $32 million for 25 multifamily affordable housing...
Consumer Protection A DFI Priority In Enforcement Of New Mortgage Industry Regulatory Legislation Now...
OLYMPIA - – “DFI takes consumer protection very seriously,” Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) Director of Scott Jarvis said. “With yesterday’s enactment of several...
Notices of residential property values mailed
Vancouver, WA – The Clark County Department of Assessment and GIS will mail notices of new property values to about 114,000 residential, multi-family and...
New law helps protect distressed homeowners
SEATTLE - A new state law to help protect financially strapped homeowners from equity skimming and foreclosure rescue scams becomes effective in Washington on June 12....
Free forums offer help for manufactured home owners and landlords
SPOKANE – A new state government program is helping resolve disputes between manufactured home owners and their landlords. A statewide tour titled “Don’t Move...
Northgate Buildings Win the Gold
SEATTLE, 06 May 2008 - Mayor Nickels announced today that two city facilities in Northgate won environmental awards from the U.S. Green Building Council....
Seattle No. 1 Green Building City in the Country
Tally of LEED certified buildings puts Seattle ahead of the nation
SEATTLE - The U.S. Green Building Council, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit organization, determined that...
State Awards More Than $6 Million for Affordable Homeownership Projects
OLYMPIA, WA- The state Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (CTED) recently awarded more than $6 million for 16 homeownership projects in 23...
NAHB Names Seattle High-Rise Best Multifamily Community of the Year
April 17, 2008 - Mosler Lofts, a high-rise condominium located in downtown Seattle’s historic Belltown neighborhood, has been named the Best Multifamily Community of...
Property Taxes Due By April 30
Doug Lasher, Clark County Treasurer, stated that first-half property taxes are due on Wednesday, April 30. “If you have not received your 2008 first-half...
State kicks off new program to help manufactured homeowners and landlords resolve disputes
SEATTLE – March 26, 2008 - A new state government program is helping resolve disputes between manufactured home owners and their landlords. Attorney General...
Mobile household hazardous waste collection events begin in April
Vancouver, WA – Residents of Clark County and its cities will have a number of opportunities to safely remove household hazardous waste, block foam,...
Mayor proposes rehab of Magnuson buildings
Package would tap $16.8 million for expanded arts and recreation at waterfront parkSEATTLE- Mayor Greg Nickels this week sent to the City Council legislation...
Seattle Parks To Host A Public Meeting On Property Acquisition For New Ballard Park
Seattle Parks and Recreation will host a meeting to discuss a new park acquisition for the Ballard community. The meeting will take place on...
Colorado Lender Accused Of False Mortgage Advertising
DFI intends to revoke license, impose other sanctions
OLYMPIA – Since December 2005, when Assurity Financial Services, LLC (Assurity) was licensed as a consumer loan...
Free Homeownership Counseling Available To Washington Residents, Counselors To Be Paid With State Funding
OLYMPIA - The Washington Homeownership Information Hotline and Counseling Program kicks off March 1. The program will provide free homeownership counseling to Washington residents...
