admin on February 28th, 2009

Mason County is having a tough time right now. The unemployment rate in Mason County has increased to double digits.

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admin on February 27th, 2009

Realtor Magazine sends out email with their take on the news, and on legislation. This month they are in an uproar …

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admin on February 26th, 2009

Just a quick note. I found the proposed Obama budget…

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admin on February 26th, 2009

Last night it began to snow in our area. This morning I woke up to a beautiful sight. … Recently I’ve had occassion to visit the community of Potlatch and Hoodsport.

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admin on February 25th, 2009

There was a little news item about a survey that was done nationally with real estate agents. … In my opinion President Obama hit a home run in his speech to the joint houses of Congress last night

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admin on February 23rd, 2009

It looks like our former governor, Gary Locke, could be the next Secretary of Commerce.

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admin on February 22nd, 2009

Letter from NAR: thanks to countless meetings, letters, phone calls, and public pressure that we – the REALTORS® of America – placed on lawmakers in Washington, D.C., housing emerged as the top priority in the new Administration and in Congress.

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admin on February 20th, 2009

On one of our local news sites I found an article about unemployment benefits and banks that raised my blood pressure.

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admin on February 18th, 2009

President Obama just announced his plan to help homeowners, the “Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan.” … The help to homeowners comes mostly in encouraging lenders to refinance mortgages with lower rates. This makes good sense to me.

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admin on February 17th, 2009

You can now go to the new web site for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act at recovery.gov.

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