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 […]

Seattle Real Estate Mortgage Rates Today 11/14/11

Seattle Real Estate Mortgage Rates Today 11/14/11: Quiet before the storm on Economic Data. While there are no reports being released today a look into the week brings crucial reads on INFLATION for both consumers and wholesalers. Also numbers on Housing always lights a fire and then the focus will turn to retail sales. Let’s […]