Tom Kelly

Approximately 18,998 completed foreclosures occurred in Washington in the past 12 months with 4.4 percent of all owners still in "serious delinquency."

NAR's 2014 Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey, covering existing- and new-home transactions in 2013, shows vacation-home sales climbed 29.7 percent to an estimated 717,000 last year from 553,000 in 2012.

Only 42 percent of households currently benefit from the mortgage interest deduction.

While some markets are booming, many are slower to regain lost equity.

According to Sparefoot's analysis, builders pushed to keep up with the demand for multi-family housing in several cities.

You won't have to replace big ticket items like a furnace or a roof anytime soon, but to keep your new house looking new, you'll still have the regular chores like cleaning and caulking.

At 18.63 percent, monthly mortgage payments on a $200,000 loan would be $3,117, compared to $992 a month at today's 4.32 percent average.

All-cash buyers, especially investors, are providing intense competition for families and individuals who aim to be owner-occupants.

The actual impact of MID is not as far reaching as most assume.

Lawsuit alleges breach of contract, fiduciary duty, and misappropriation of trade secrets.

The neighborhood surrounding the Bonneville-Seattle headquarters on Eastlake (98102) received a "C" grade.

"There is no need to fear a bubble for at least a few years to come, if at all."

Rates will rise in increments of up to 1 percent a year.

Eight out of 10 recent buyers considered their home purchase a good financial investment.

An administrative law judge ruled that the Federal Aviation Administration lacks clear authority to ban the commercial use of drones in the U.S.

It's a great time to be a home seller. So, what's the best way to proceed?

Twenty percent of originators surveyed indicated that the changes and heightened underwriting in general would impact nearly all of their production.

Seattle homeowners with negative equity mirrored the national average.

What appears to be a wonderful windfall instead brings a series of decisions the senior couple would rather not make.

Forty-eight percent of homes built in 2013 had four bedrooms compared to 34 percent with that number in 2009.

"If rates continue their upward trend, it will be difficult for many families to purchase a home without seeing some income growth."

Fannie Mae, the largest player in the nation's secondary mortgage market, recently conducted two surveys to find out why nearly half of homeowners who are eligible to refinance their homes have not done so.

Be prepared to explain any large deposits to an account - even a check from a family member.