Marty's Blog

We all are victims of countless spam e-mails. Most are harmless, and some are extremely amusing. They however are a complete waste of time. More aggressive spam guard email filters will actually filter out the messages you want.  Do you want to do something about it?  If so, read on.... Forward F...

"Interest Rates as low as 4.5%"  was all over the evening news, CNBC, NPR, and the mass media networks last night.  Of course, I am referring to the possibility of the Treasury buying mortgages at a rate that would allow lenders to offer buyers a 4.5% interest rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage.  T...

Hello,   There has been much debate as to what exactly goes into the calculation of ones credit score.  This is not exact, but pretty close as each score is an individual as the individual it represents. Payment History (35%): Typically the most heavily weighed of the factors.  Your score takes i...

Hello all, Windermere has just launched our renovated website homepage and we're giving away a $1000 Home Depot Gift Card to one lucky Windermere.com visitor to use for their next home project! To enter the drawing, consumers just go to Windermere.com, search for their favorite listing and email ...

Hello all,   I incorporated this year and am looking for feedback on what banks you like/dislike, or had issues with ICO small business accounts?  I am an independent contractor for Windermere, and my company is a sub-chapter S corporation.   I'll go first. I had issues with using NFCU business a...

Hello,   This website focuses mainly on caring for our injured Veterans, but it has some really useful links as well.  The URL ends in .mil, and I believe it is thus run by the DOD.  Please pass this along to all you know who are serving, or have returned from deployments.   Please say a prayer f...

Hello,   Bandon Dunes in Oregon has 3 of the top 21 rated courses you can play. I have never been there, don't know what to do when not golfing, and don't know where to stay. I have wanted to play there since the course opened, and the current winter special is making if affordable.   Can anyone ...

Hello All.   Several of us decided to take advantage of the wonderful weather yesterday to fit a round of Golf into our busy schedules.  We had been talking for some time about playing Chambers Bay in Tacoma, but were always turned off by the expensive green fees, and the dis-belief that a PGA ca...

Hello all,   The final data for sales of single family homes in Silverdale for the month of October is out.  Sold & Pendings tracked very closely with the previous month(14/14 pending, 14 sold Oct/15 for Sept).   Number of homes on the market declined for a 3rd straight month to 114.  (119 Sep, 1...

The October market data is out.  First, the simple numbers to get us warmed up(all homes county wide): 228 homes sold, 227 went pending, and 2231 remain on the market(9.8 months of inventory). Sold & Pended homes tracked pretty closely in terms of volume over the last year.  Homes on the market d...