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Here is an additional Bellevue Real Estate Report for Feb 6, 2012:
For the second year in a row, the Federal Housing Administration is extending a temporary waiver of its “anti-flipping” rule, meaning homebuyers relying on FHA-insured financing will continue to be able to buy homes that have changed hands in the last 90 days.
The waiver [...]

Here is the Bellevue Real Estate Report for Feb 5, 2012:
Interest Rates Stay Down At Historic Lows Until The End of The Week: Mortgage Backed Securities have testing all time best levels again this week. Typical movements in the markets demand that the pricing moves one direction or another. Investors continue to watch news [...]

The economy is improving, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday, but not enough to warrant higher interest rates for at least two-and-a-half more years.
The central bank indicated that it expects to keep the federal funds rate near historic lows until late 2014 — an extension from the Fed’s original pledge to keep rates low through mid [...]

Here is the Bellevue Real Estate Report for Jan 16, 2012:
Interest Rates Bouncing Along Resistance: Interest rate markets have been unable to break through levels that equal historic lows. As experts continue to analyze all the market forces the consensus is that we will not see significant rate improvements unless a catastrophic event creates [...]

Today’s buyers are looking for turnkey homes. That is, they want to move right in without having to do a lot of work. Buyers with busy lifestyles pay a premium for listings that are in prime condition. Staging can make the difference between a listing selling or not, the time it takes to sell, and [...]

Here is the Bellevue Real Estate Report for January 8, 2012:
Interest Rates Make Small Improvements: The same story lines continue to dominate the conversation. US economic activity continues to show some improvements while uncertainty in Europe keeps a lid on sentiment. This is keeping rates low and the stock markets in a holding pattern. [...]

Here is the Bellevue Real Estate Report for Jan 2, 2012:
Interest Rates Gain Back Lost Territory: Rates move back to the best levels of the last 2 weeks and bump along historic lows. The same factors we have watched continue to move the markets. The US economy continues to show some improvements as [...]

Here is the Bellevue Real Estate Report for Dec. 26th 2011:
Interest Rates Lose Some Ground This Week: More risky assets took some momentum away from mortgage backed securities this week as fear over Europe subsided a small amount and the US economy continued to show improvements. In the US the economy is improving, [...]

Here is the Bellevue Real Estate Report for December 17, 2011:
Interest Rates Improve A Small Amount This Week: The US rate markets have continued to improve but only a small amount and are essentially stagnant. The 10 yr note has a brick wall at 2.00% and another at 2.12%. We have been in [...]

Here is the Bellevue Real Estate Report for Dec. 4, 2011:
Interest Rates Continue In A Holding Pattern: The pattern we have seen for the last number of weeks where Europe is the focus while there continues to be encouraging signs in the US economy. Fears regarding Europe were stoked earlier this week when [...]