Tiia Cartwright's (tiia) Blog

St Petersburg, FL is the home of a first permanent museum quality collection of works by Dale Chihuly. 7,600 square foot bay front space in the Morean Art Center is devoted to the works of this Seattle based glass blowing artist. While the space itself is large, the collection is divided into sma...

Short-sale in real estate is where the lender is willing to take less for the property than what is owed on the mortgage by the seller.  Short sales have become a popular option for the lender because they typically cost less than a foreclosure. These properties can be great deals for buyers beca...

So, I was mulling over blog topic ideas with my husband. I was thinking of doing one about the mortgage bailout plan, or lack of... My husband mentioned that there's probably a reason why the politicians were so quick to bailout Wall Street and haven't done a thing about the bad debt (i.e. mortga...