The Real Estate Deal
Editor Cindy Zetts dishes on real-estate and development around Puget Sound: She lived in apartments, townhomes and houses -- a dozen of them in four states -- before settling in the Seattle area in 1997. After taking a bath on the sale of her first home, in South Florida, she vowed to wise up about real estate. She bought a house in Covington 10 years ago because, well, she could afford one there.
SubscribeOctober 6, 2008 5:16 PM
A look at the changes in real-estate lending rates
Posted by Cindy Zetts
The past several weeks have been nuts for lenders. Just to show you what I mean, take a look at this Sept. 30 post to the Rain City Guide from mortgage broker Rhonda Porter.
Porter posts rates every Friday on Rain City Guide. She also writes the Mortgage Porter and posts regular live rate quotes on Twitter.
Last Friday's rates post-bailout rate sheet wasn't nearly as much fun to read, but it gives you an idea of the difference.
Check it out.
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