Steven Cook's (stcook) Blog

PrinterBees has provided some of the information on the changes Freddie Mac is planning for those who are unemployed.   For further information, you can read another article here.  Great news for homeowners who are unemployed and having a hard time finding work when it comes to having to make mor...

A Wedding Show is being held on Saturday, January 14th, from 10 am to 2 pm at The Zahn Event Center - The Manor at 13032 Admiralty Way, Everett, Washington. You are invited to our Everett-Lynnwood Wedding Show at The Manor for garden tours, menu samplings and featured vendors free of charge. Take...

  James Sales Elementary School, a part of the Franklin Pierce School District, in Parkland, Washington, has approximately 400 students in grades K-5.  The school has 24 teachers.   James Sales Elementary School was dedicated on Oct. 25, 1953.  It was named after James Edward Sales, the first whi...

Richard points out some very important changes that should have been implemented by January 1, and apparently weren't by one of the big lenders.  How many others have failed to carry through?January 1, 2012 has come and gone and yet Freddie Mac servicers are still using the obsolete and highly ob...

Welcome to Dry December - Seattle Style II  -- Well the rains have come and taken us past the driest December on record (1.35")but we are still quite a bit short of normal (5.62") here in the Seattle - Tacoma Area, having only received 1.88" so far this month - and the sun is shining today. In th...

A Blessed Christmas to All!                                                                         Yes, there are probably some who do not "Celebrate" Christmas, as they are of a different persuasion.  However, most everyone gets the opportunity to spend extra time with family and friends due to...

Tammy Lankford in Georgia has posted an interesting situation.  Fannie Mae apparently doesn't want to sign documents to sell property they have listed to a cash buyer, for more than the listing price!  Read on - maybe you can think of way to help Tammy and her client.Back in October I was sitting...

Here is to a dry December in Seattle, Washington.   For a change, we are experiencing quite a dry December in the Seattle - Tacoma Washington area.  Up though last Saturday (17th) there had been only .06" if precipitation. On Sunday, we received another .19" which brought us to a total of 1/4" fo...

Marilyn Boudreaux, Lake Charles Realtor Lake Charles LA has re-written the Twelve Days of Christmas song to be more in line with what real estate types might want from Santa.  Please make comments on her blog.With December 25 only a few days away our "Realtor days" can get a little crazy.   Today...

Gene Mundt of Illinois has some great advice for those in the process of buying a home, or hoping to buy one in the first couple months of the new year. Don't Trip-Up Your Home Buying Plans This Holiday Season ... Spend and Give Wisely!             "Tis the Season ...       The above words typica...