Seattle Real Estate Mortgage Rates Today 11/28/11

Seattle Real Estate Mortgage Rates Today 11/28/11: Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. Back to business as the market is trading on volatility, speculation and uncertainty.  As Europe begins their long road to recovery, investors for now, are believing the plans put in place will help the Euro.  This is far from over, BUT it […]

Seattle Real Estate Mortgage Rates Today 11/18/11

Seattle Real Estate Mortgage Rates Today 11/18/11: Building permits rose to 653,000 in October. A 10.9% increase from September and 17.7% higher than October 2010. This is the largest number of permits for 2011 and represents the most since March 2010. The building permits report is used as a guide to gauge future signs of […]

Ten Tax Tips for Relocating for a New Job

Move must be closely related to start of work – Generally you can consider moving expenses incurred within one year from the day you first reported to a new location, as closely related in time to the start of work. Distance Test – Your move meets the distance test if your new main job location […]

Seattle Real Estate Mortgage Rates Today 11/16/11

Seattle Real Estate Mortgage Rates Today 11/16/11: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell 0.1% in October. The 12-month reading of 3.5% comes in lower than September’s reading of 3.9%. This chart displays the year-over-year CPI readings for the last 10 months. Generally, as inflation eases, bond prices rise. Higher bond prices can have a beneficial […]

Seattle Real Estate Mortgage Rates Today 11/15/11

Seattle Real Estate Mortgage Rates Today 11/15/11: Retail Sales Continue to Climb.  Retail sales increased .5% to $397,666 million in October. Though the percentage increase was down from 1.1% in September, it marks the second straight month of strong sales and continues an upward trend in consumer spending. The increase in October brings the 2011 level […]